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Vor 2 Tagen · Langston Hughes, born February 1, 1902, was an renowned African American author, poet, playwright, and social activist during the Harlem Renaissance. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, to James Nathaniel Hughes, who was a law and literature teacher, and Carrie Langston, whose family was active in civil rights. One of his great-grandfathers was of Native-American descent, which Hughes was very ...
Vor 3 Tagen · Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) A poet and writer, Langston Hughes was one of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Main Accomplishments: Penned his famous poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” as a teenager. Published his autobiography, The Big Sea (1940)
Vor 2 Tagen · Both explored characters of mixed racial heritage who struggled to define their racial identity in a world of prejudice and racism. Langston Hughes addressed similar themes in his poem "Cross," and in his 1931 play, Mulatto, as did Jessie Fauset in her 1929 novel, Plum Bun.
Vor 2 Tagen · African American Poetry (1870-1928) Sarah Collins Fernandis, "The Torch Bearer" (1916) 213. Up from the portals dark of slavery's nightThe dusky, untried youth, emerging, came,His feet set to the trail, his heart aflameWith a great purpose. He would reach the lightOutheld by Freedom; for his needy raceWould touch his torch, and bear it forth to ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Langston Hughes is considered one of the most successful African American writers of the twentieth century. Born in 1902, he was an advocate for both civil rights as well as black culture.
Vor 5 Tagen · Langston Hughes was a poet who used his words to convey powerful images of the African American experience. His works were filled with vivid descriptions of life and pain, but always conveyed a message of hope. Hughes wrote from a deeply personal place, and his voluminous output speaks to his dedication to his craft.
Vor einem Tag · The Short Stories of Langston HughesThis collection of forty-seven stories written between 1919 and 1963--the most comprehensive available--showcases Langston Hughes's literary blossoming and the development of his personal and artistic concerns. Many of the stories assembled here have long been out of print, and others never before collected. These poignant, witty, angry, and deeply poetic ...
