1. Langston Hughes Langston Hughes biography and poetry. A history of Jazz before 1930. This site contains over 1000 songs from this era in Real Audio 3 format, as well as hundreds of biographies and discographies http://www.redhotjazz.com/hughes.html

(February 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967) Born in Joplin, Missouri, James Langston Hughes was a member of an abolitionist family. He was the great-great-grandson of Charles Henry Langston, brother of John Mercer Langston, who was the first Black American to be elected to public office, in 1855. Hughes attended Central High School in Cleveland, Ohio, but began writing poetry in the eighth grade, and was selected as Class Poet. His father didn't think he would be able to make a living at writing, and encouraged him to pursue a more practical career. He paid his son's tuition to Columbia University on the grounds he study engineering. After a short time, Langston dropped out of the program with a B+ average; all the while he continued writing poetry. His first published poem was also one of his most famous, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers", and it appeared in Brownie's Book. Later, his poems, short plays, essays and short stories appeared in the NAACP publication Crisis Magazine and in Opportunity Magazine and other publications.

2. Lesson Plan - Langston Hughes Langston Hughes MiniUnit. Author Sharla Beverly. Related Topics Music, Poetry, Civil Rights Movement, Geography, and Choral Reading. Hughes, Langston. (1958). http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-famous/hughes.html

Langston Hughes Mini-Unit Author : Sharla Beverly Related Topics : Music, Poetry, Civil Rights Movement, Geography, and Choral Reading Grade Level Background James Langston Hughes was born in Missouri on February 1, 1902 to parents who soon separated. Langston's childhood was spent in the care of friends and relatives throughout the midwest and northeast. He moved frequently and felt abandoned. In an attempt to deal with his loneliness, Langston began to write poetry. He was a frequent visitor to the local library. Langston believed in books more than people. While attending high school, Langston was active in many extra curricular activities including the school magazine. Many of his published poems showed the influence of his favorite poets, Carl Sandburg and Walt Whitman. The themes were often of social injustices and what it meant to be black. Realizing he couldn't depend on his parents for financial support, he began to work and save his money for college. He published his first poem in Brownies Book , a new magazine for black children. Soon

3. Langston Hughes Meet Amazing Americans, Writers Artists Langston Hughes. Twentieth century writer and poet Langston Hughes Twentieth century writer and poet Langston Hughes. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/hughes

Langston Hughes Twentieth century writer and poet Langston Hughes Born: February 1, 1902 Died: May 22, 1967 Langston Hughes was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, which was the African American artistic movement in the 1920s that celebrated black life and culture. Hughes's creative genius was influenced by his life in New York City's Harlem, a primarily African American neighborhood. His literary works helped shape American literature and politics. Hughes, like others active in the Harlem Renaissance, had a strong sense of racial pride. Through his poetry, novels, plays, essays, and children's books, he promoted equality, condemned racism and injustice, and celebrated African American culture, humor, and spirituality. From Busboy to Poet Langston Touches the Soul Choose another Writer or Artist Langston Hughes From Busboy to Poet "Langston's Early Years" Langston Touches the Soul "Langston Hughes, Man of the People" Play that Tune, Speak the Word! "A Renaissance Man" Home Meet Amazing Americans Langston Hughes Site Map

4. Langston Hughes Langston Hughes (19021967). If you are interested in seeing the notification I received regarding my Langston Hughes page, view it here. http://www.nku.edu/~diesmanj/hughes.html

Langston Hughes 5 May 1998 As I knew would happen eventually, the literary representatives of the Estate of Langston Hughes have informed me that I must take down the majority of Hughes poetry currently on my website. What I intend to do is to provide five poems (the number I have been given permission to display), which will change periodically. If you are interested in seeing the notification I received regarding my Langston Hughes page, view it here After Many Springs Afro-American Fragment American Heartbreak Angola Question Mark April Rain Song As I Grew Older Aunt Sue's Stories The Backlash Blues Ballad of the Landlord Being Old Children's Rhymes Cross Cultural Exchange Dinner Guest: Me ... Dream Deferred Dream Variation Drum Frederick Douglass: 1817-1895 For an Indian Screen Harlem Sweeties Havana Dreams Hold Fast to Dreams Impasse I, Too Ku Klux Love Song for Lucinda Junior Addict Justice Let America be America Again Little Green Tree Blues Mama and Daughter Merry-Go-Round Mother to Son The Negro Speaks of Rivers Peace Personal Pictures to the Wall Question and Answer Song for a Dark Girl Still Here Teacher Theme for English B Third Degree To Beauty Troubled Woman

5. MSN Encarta - Search Results - Hughes Langston Encarta Search results for hughes langston . Page 1 of 1. 7. Magazine and news articles about hughes langston *. Encarta Magazine Center. http://encarta.msn.com/Hughes_Langston.html

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Money Web Search: logoImg('http://sc.msn.com'); Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade to Encarta Premium Search Encarta Encarta Search results for "Hughes Langston" Page of 1 Exclusively for MSN Encarta Premium Subscribers Hughes, Langston Article—Encarta Encyclopedia Hughes, Langston (1902-1967), American writer, known for the use of jazz and black folk rhythms in his poetry. James Mercer Langston Hughes was born... related items Harlem Renaissance, contribution of Langston Hughes importance in the context of 20th century poets see also Poetry ... Hughes and other 20th-century American poets Article—Encarta Encyclopedia Found in the American Literature: Poetry article Harlem Renaissance, contribution of Langston Hughes Article—Encarta Encyclopedia Found in the Harlem Renaissance article Langston Hughes Quick Facts Quick Facts—Encarta Encyclopedia Facts in brief from Encarta Encyclopedia Langston Hughes Picture—Encarta Encyclopedia Picture from Encarta Encyclopedia The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain Sidebar—Encarta Encyclopedia In the late 1920s and early 1930s, during the cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance, black American artists explored their unique...

6. A Centennial Tribute To Langston Hughes A Centennial Tribute to Langston Hughes. Bessie Smith A Heroine for Cora. hughes langston. An Encarta Encyclopedia Article titled Hughes, Langston . http://www.founders.howard.edu/reference/Langston_Hughes2.htm

A-Z Index Sterling HU Home Langston Hughes: A Centennial Tribute You are at: Home Guides A Centennial Tribute to Langston Hughes Painting by Artist Winold Reiss, National Portrait Gallery LANGSTON HUGHES ~Dream Deferred~ What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore and then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load Or does it just explode? LANGSTON HUGHES, was part of the Harlem Renaissance and was known during his lifetime as "the poet laureate of Harlem," He also worked as a journalist, dramatist, and children's author. His poems, which tell of the joys and miseries of the ordinary black man in America, have been widely translated. James Langston Hughes was born on Feb. 1, 1902, in Joplin, Mo. In 1921 he enrolled at Columbia University in New York City but he was so lonely and unhappy that he left after a year.

7. Hughes Langston Search Title. hughes langston. African American Audio Experience Author Various, hughes langston. The Dream Keeper and Other Poems Author Langston Hughes. http://www.book.nu/author/Hughes Langston

BOOK.NU Search Title Author Hughes Langston The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes Author: Arnold Rampersad, Langston Hughes List Price: $18.00 / Amazon.com Price: $12.60 The Dream Keeper and Other Poems Author: Langston Hughes List Price: $8.99 / Amazon.com Price: $8.99 Selected Poems of Langston Hughes Author: Langston Hughes List Price: $13.00 / Amazon.com Price: $10.40 The Book of Negro Humor Author: Langston Hughes List Price: $1.95 / Amazon.com Price: $1.95 Not Without Laughter Author: Langston Hughes List Price: $12.00 / Amazon.com Price: $9.60 The Political Plays of Langston Hughes Author: Langston Hughes, Susan Duffy List Price: $19.95 / Amazon.com Price: $16.96 The Big Sea : An Autobiography Author: Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad List Price: $15.00 / Amazon.com Price: $10.50 African American Audio Experience Author: Various, Hughes Langston List Price: $29.95 / Amazon.com Price: $20.37 The Best of Simple Author: Langston Hughes List Price: $13.00 / Amazon.com Price: $10.40 The Ways of White Folks : Stories Author: Langston Hughes List Price: $12.00 / Amazon.com Price: $9.60

8. Langston Hughes Langston Hughes In Time of Silver Rain. Walkers with the Dawn. Quiet Girl. The Negro Speaks of Rivers. Dream Deferred. Me and the Mule. back to. http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/poetry/hughes_langston.html

Langston Hughes: In Time of Silver Rain Walkers with the Dawn Quiet Girl The Negro Speaks of Rivers ... Me and the Mule back to Snally Gaster's African American Phat Library Experience Not enough poems here? Email me your favorite works of the masters (no amateurs please). CONTACT Me and the Mule My old mule, He's gota grin on his face. He's been a mule so long He's forgotten about his race. I'm like that old mule Black and don't give a damn! You got to take me Like I am. In Time of Silver Rain In time of silver rain the earth puts forth new life again, green grasses grow and flowers lift their heads, and over all the plain the wonder spreads Of Life, Of Life, Of life! In time of silver rain the butterflies lift silken wings to catch a rainbow cry, and trees put forth new leaves to sing in joy beneath the sky as down the roadway passing boys and girls go singing, too, in time of silver rain When spring and life are new. Walkers with the Dawn Being walkers with the dawn and morning, Walkers with the sun and morning, We are not afraid of night

9. 'Let America Be America Again' :: A Poem By Langston Hughes :: PoetryConnection. Langston Hughes Let America Be America Again. Discuss poems by Langston Hughes with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum! Poem Info. http://www.poetryconnection.net/poets/Langston_Hughes/2385

Poem of the Day Top 30 Poets American Poems ... Search Today, on May 28th, 2004, the site contains 41 poets and 2322 poems. Langston Hughes - Let America Be America Again Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above. (It never was America to me.) O, let my land be a land where Liberty Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we breathe. (There's never been equality for me, Nor freedom in this "homeland of the free.") Say, who are you that mumbles in the dark? And who are you that draws your veil across the stars every man is free. The land that's minethe poor man's, Indian's, Negro's, ME Who made America, Whose sweat and blood, whose faith and pain, Whose hand at the foundry, whose plow in the rain, Must bring back our mighty dream again. Sure, call me any ugly name you choose The steel of freedom does not stain. From those who live like leeches on the people's lives, We must take back our land again, America! O, yes, I say it plain, America never was America to me, And yet I swear this oath America will be! Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death, The rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies, We, the people, must redeem The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers. The mountains and the endless plain All, all the stretch of these great green states And make America again!

10. Langston Hughes - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Langston Hughes. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Enlarge A Poem by Langston Hughes Cross . My old man s a white old man And my old mother s black. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langston_Hughes

Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Page history ... Printable version Not logged in Log in Help Langston Hughes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Langston Hughes, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1936 Langston Hughes February 1 May 22 ) was an African American poet novelist playwright , and newspaper columnist. He was born in Joplin, Missouri . He was raised by his grandmother, and when he was thirteen years old he began to write poetry. Hughes's grandmother influenced his life and imagination deeply. She took him to Oswatomie where she shared the platform as an honored guest of Teddy Roosevelt . (She was the last surviving widow of the 1859 John Brown raid.) Hughes's early life prepared him well to write about humanity, for as a child and young man he lived in many places and met many different kinds of people . His growing-up years were, altogether, not very happy, but they provided him with experiences that many people never have. It was in Lincoln, Illinois where he stayed with his mother (who had remarried a man named Homer Clark) that he discovered books. Upon his graduation in 1919, Hughes spent a year in Mexico with his father. This made him unhappy. Most of the time Langston, depressed, contemplated suicide.

11. Langston Hughes Langston Hughes, Education on the Internet Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, on 1st February, 1902. His father deserted the http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAlangston.htm

Langston Hughes To receive your free copy every week enter your email address below. FREE Education Newsletters - choose below... Education on the Internet Teaching History Online Email: Let keep Ahead .com bring you the world by email Spartacus USA History British History Second World War ... Email Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, on 1st February, 1902. His father deserted the family and Hughes was mainly brought up by his grandmother, whose husband had been killed during the insurrection at Harper's Ferry . His grandmother taught him about Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth and at an early age he was introduced to the writings of William Du Bois . Hughes was also taken to hear Booker T. Washington speak at a public meeting. Hughes became interested in poetry and was especially influenced by the work of Carl Sandburg and Walt Whitman . In 1921 his poem

12. Langston Hughes hughes langston. Burleigh,N. A Very Private Woman. 1999 (50); New York Times 200305-06 (A20); Wormser,R. Foundations Their Power and Influence. http://www.namebase.org/xhoy/Langston-Hughes.html

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13. Langston Hughes Langston Hughes Back to Epistrophy. Biography. Langston reading. MB. Critical Work on Langston Hughes. Select Bibliography on Hughes and Music. http://www.ualberta.ca/~mborshuk/hughes1.htm

Langston Hughes Back to Epistrophy Biography Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was born in Joplin, Missouri and published his first book of poems, The Weary Blues , in 1926. Hughes was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He borrowed extensively from blues and jazz in his work, and in doing so, set the foundations for a new tradition of black literary modernism influenced by the African American musical vernacular. Notable music-influenced collections include Montage of a Dream Deferred and Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz Want to know more about Langston Hughes? Then check out these books: Ann Douglas, Terrible Honesty: Mongrel Manhattan in the 1920s . New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1995. Nathan Irvin Huggins, Harlem Renaissance . New York: Oxford University Press, 1971. Langston Hughes, The Big Sea . Introduction by Arnold Rampersad. 1940. Reprinted New York: Hill and Wang, 1993. David Levering Lewis. When Harlem Was in Vogue . New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. Arnold Rampersad, The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume 1: 1902-1941 I, Too, Sing America . New York: Oxford University Press, 1986.

14. Langston Hughes - The Academy Of American Poets langston hughes The Academy of American Poets presents biographies, photographs, selected poems, and links as part of its online poetry exhibits. http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=84

15. Langston Hughes Pastel drawing of hughes. by Winold Reiss. langston hughes (19021967) On Claude McKay's "The Negro's Tragedy" and langston hughes' "Christ in Alabama" http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/hughes/hughes.htm

Pastel drawing of Hughes by Winold Reiss Langston Hughes (1902-1967) Hughes's Life and Careerby Arnold Rampersad Hughes's "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" (1926) On "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" On "The Weary Blues" ... External Links Compiled and Prepared by Cary Nelson Return to Modern American Poetry Home Return to Poets Index

16. SCORE: Teacher Guide--The Poetry Of Langston Hughes This supplemental CyberGuide on the poetry of langston hughes was developed by teachers in the Schools of langston hughes, a primary voice of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/langhu/langhutg.html

Teacher CyberGuide CyberGuide by Barbara Garrison http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/langhu/langhutg.html Please forward comments to the project director. Introduction This supplemental CyberGuide on the poetry of Langston Hughes was developed by teachers in the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project, funded by the California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP) and the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) Langston Hughes, a primary voice of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's, was known as "The Poet Laureate of Harlem" in the period of such writers as Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen, and Claude McKay. These writers used the social, political, and religious aspects of the African American experience as stepping stones for poetic expression. Widely divergent styles and subject matters existed within the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance. The jazz and blues clubs in Harlem provided a forum for the emerging Black entertainers and writers who wrote and performed to raise the consciousness of the Negro people and instill pride in their African heritage. As the students do these activities, they will consider the following questions:

17. IMS: Langston Hughes, HarperAudio langston hughes. " Simple on Indian Blood" Actor Ossie Davis reads "Simple on Indian Blood " one of the "Simple" stories of langston hughes. Famous today for his poetry, hughes also wrote protest columns. Jesse B. http://town.hall.org/Archives/radio/IMS/HarperAudio/052694_harp_ITH.html

Langston Hughes "Simple on Indian Blood" Actor Ossie Davis reads "Simple on Indian Blood," one of the "Simple" stories of Langston Hughes. Famous today for his poetry, Hughes also wrote protest columns. Jesse B. Semple, Hughes's quintessential Harlem resident, first appeared in the Chicago Defender newspaper. Semple's character became popular nationwide and over his lifetime Hughes produced five books and a Broadway play based on the "Simple Stories." Often set as dialogues, the humorous stories feature an overly reasonable, conciliatory narrator who comes into conflict with the outspoken and intransigent Jesse B. Semple. .au format (3.5 Mb), .gsm format (0.7 Mb), .ra format (0.4 Mb). "A Toast to Harlem" "A Toast to Harlem," one of the "Simple" stories by Langston Hughes, read by actor Ossie Davis. Originally written as a newspaper column, this story revels in the Harlem of the 1940s, describing the neighborhood's joys and frustrations. Like the other "Simple Stories," this tale stars "Jesse B. Semple," a homespun philosopher, who engages in a dialogue with a mild- mannered narrator. Hughes himself was an influential figure in the Harlem Renaissance, a literary and artistic movement that also produced Countee Cullen, Richard Wright, and Zora Neale Hurston. .au format (3.4 Mb)

18. IHAS Poet (JAMES) langston hughes ( 19021967) American culture in 1920's and 30's, Missouri-born langston hughes used his poetry, novels, plays, and essays to http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/poet/hughes.html

(JAMES) LANGSTON HUGHES A central figure of the Harlem Renaissance , the flowering of African-American culture in 1920's and 30's, Missouri-born Langston Hughes used his poetry, novels, plays, and essays to champion his people and voice his concerns about race and social justice. His youth was marked by poverty, the separation of his parentshis father emigrated to Mexico where Hughes would later visita matriarchal, church-going education, and a nomadic series of moves that would eventually bring him to New York City in 1921. There, with some money sent by his father, he enrolled in Columbia University, wrote his first verse, and began to publish in THE CRISIS, the historic magazine of the N.A.A.C.P., founded by W.E.B. DuBois When funds for continuing college dried up, Hughes moved to Harlem at the height of its golden era. For the remainder of the decade he would associate with all her prominent figures DuBois, Countee Cullen, Zora Neale Hurston, Alain Locke, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Jean Toomer, Arna Bontemps, and Carl Van Vechten; receive patronage from the formidable but controlling Charlotte Mason; make voyages of self-discovery to Africa and Europe, and return to the States with a freer, more confident vision of his own identity as an African-American, an artist, a leftist(he would later spend some time in Russia and answer for it in the McCarthy Hearings), and a homosexual. Hailed as the Negro Poet Laureate SELECTED PASSAGES FROM LANGSTON HUGHES' WRITINGS MY PEOPLE (set by

19. Register At NYTimes.com Special section from the New York Times features articles about the man and his works. Includes a sixminute audio clip of hughes reading selected poems. http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/04/22/specials/hughes.html

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20. Langston Hughes Links The sites listed here provide some interesting insight and information on the life and work of an American Original. AfroAmerican Fragments. A new Compact Disc featuring unusual settings of nine langston hughes Poems. A Wind in the Attic together a collection of images and stories. langston hughes is one of her favorite writers and here she http://www.liben.com/Hugheslinks.html

The sites listed here provide some interesting insight and information on the life and work of an American Original. Afro-American Fragments A new Compact Disc featuring unusual settings of nine Langston Hughes Poems. A Wind in the Attic A painting of Langston Hughes by Winold Reiss. Dream Deferred Another poem from Afro-American Fragments plus brief biography of Hughes with links to other related material. The Langston Hughes Review The Official Publication of The Langston Hughes Society The Langston Hughes Tribute A site created by Christopher Kamsler Dedicated to the great Harlem Renaissance poet, Langston Hughes. Origins About Hughes' early life while residing in Lawrence, Kansas. Poet Hero An essay by Jeff Trussell. Jesse B. Semple: Feet Live Their Own Life With imaginatively drawn characters that bring a story to life, CYNthia HARges has put together a collection of images and stories. Langston Hughes is one of her favorite writers and here she has included one of his funniest accounts of why Semple's feet are so special in this world of ours. The University College Library A rich list of Hughes related links presented by The Broward Community College and Florida Atlantic University.

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