A biography of the poet who spent his career writing about the experiences of African Americans, interspersed with examples of his work.
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THE MAN WHO would become known as the "poet laureate of black America" was born James Mercer Langston Hughes on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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African Americans, Langston Hughes, United States, The Crisis, Van Vechten, New York, Harlem Renaissance, Supreme Court, James Hughes, John Brown, Harper's Ferry, The Weary Blues, Civil War, Lincoln University, Arna Bontemps, Countee Cullen, The Negro Speaks of Rivers, Chicago Defender, James Weldon Johnson, Jessie Fauset, Survey Graphic, Thurgood Marshall, Central High School, Paul Robeson, American Negro New!
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THE MAN WHO would become known as the "poet laureate of black America" was born James Mercer Langston Hughes on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
weary blues Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African Americans, Langston Hughes, United States, The Crisis, Van Vechten, New York, Harlem Renaissance, Supreme Court, James Hughes, John Brown, Harper's Ferry, The Weary Blues, Civil War, Lincoln University, Arna Bontemps, Countee Cullen, The Negro Speaks of Rivers, Chicago Defender, James Weldon Johnson, Jessie Fauset, Survey Graphic, Thurgood Marshall, Central High School, Paul Robeson, American Negro New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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