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Lifetime: 1902 - 1967 Passed: ≈ 57 years ago

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Langston Hughes

Books by Langston Hughes

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The South

Poetry Non-Fiction
Poverty Racism Social Justice Civil Rights African American Segregation Jim Crow Discrimination Southern culture Harlem Renaissance Black identity

“The South” by Langston Hughes is a powerful poem that offers a stark and unflinching portrayal of the South during the Jim Crow era. Using vivid imagery and evocative language, Hughes exposes the harsh realities of racism and segregation faced by Af...

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Fine Clothes to the Jew

Poetry Non-Fiction
Race Identity Criticism social commentary Urban Life Jazz African American Modernism Disillusionment Rejection Harlem Renaissance Blues

Langston Hughes's *Fine Clothes to the Jew* is a collection of poems that reflects the complexities of Black identity and experience in the early 20th century. The poems explore themes of alienation, disillusionment, and the search for self-definitio...