Langston Hughes: Before and Beyond Harlem ; [a Biography]Portrays the African American writer and man of letters Langston Hughes, his Midwest roots, his college days (already a recognized poet), his travels, permanent settlement in Harlem, and involvement in the Harlem Renaissance. |
Contents
From These Roots | 1 |
Significant Moves | 6 |
The Making of a Poet | 13 |
Hail and Farewell | 27 |
Africa and Europe | 37 |
Spring Cannot Be Far Behind | 56 |
A Temple for Tomorrow | 69 |
A Bone of Contention | 110 |
Blood on the Fields | 199 |
Mailbox for the Dead | 216 |
Honor and Hunger | 235 |
Nightmare Dream | 256 |
A World Apart | 273 |
The Need for Heroes | 288 |
Full Circle | 308 |
Notes | 331 |
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