Langston Hughes

by Rummel, Jack

• ISBN13: 9780791002018
• ISBN10: 0791002012
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1988-10-01
• Publisher: Chelsea House Pub

Summary

What sets this book apart from other biographies is the range of the text & photographs. In addition to describing the life of Langston Hughes, it provides an insight into the experiences of African Americans in the 20th century. Key figures in the Harlem Renaissance are featured & there is information about Hughes's interest in the Soviet Union & Communism & his testimony before the McCarthy Committee. Chronology, bibliography, & index. Part of the Black Americans of Achievement series.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vi
At the Crossroads	p. 1
A Lonely Youth	p. 10
The Harlem Renaissance	p. 20
An African Adventure	p. 31
In Vogue	p. 41
A Fall From Grace	p. 55
Radical Times	p. 66
Travels and Travails	p. 75
The Wandering Poet	p. 86
Chronology	p. 97
Further Reading	p. 99
Index	p. 100
About the Contributors	p. 108
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