Langston Hughes (1901-1967) was an American poet, playwright, novelist, and activist whose contribution to modern English literature and profound influence on the Harlem Renaissance make him one of the twentieth century's most celebrated black artists and intellectuals. With his first collection of poetry, The Weary Blues (1926), a text incorporating the rhythms of jazz with the realities of everyday black life, Hughes established himself as an uncompromising chronicler of the African-American...See more
Langston Hughes (1901-1967) was an American poet, playwright, novelist, and activist whose contribution to modern English literature and profound influence on the Harlem Renaissance make him one of the twentieth century's most celebrated black artists and intellectuals. With his first collection of poetry, The Weary Blues (1926), a text incorporating the rhythms of jazz with the realities of everyday black life, Hughes established himself as an uncompromising chronicler of the African-American experience whose voice remains fresh, and perhaps unmatched, to this day. See less
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In 1934, the African American poet Langston Hughes (1902 -- 1967) published his first collection of short stories, "The Ways of White Folks", all of which have as a theme the strong force of racial ... Read More
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