african american poets

Describes the life of twentieth-century American author Langston Hughes and profiles his major poetic and prose works, also providing a chronology, bibliography, filmography, and list of further resources.

Tells the life story of twentieth-century African-American poet Langston Hughes, describing his early struggles, his relationships, and his politics and providing a time line and primary and secondary bibliographies.

Examines the life of the Harlem poet who spent his career writing about the African-American experience in America.

Examines the life of the poet and novelist who battled racism and accepted the challenge of depicting the African-American experience in America.

Profiles the career and achievements of Langston Hughes, an African American poet whose poetry was inspired by jazz music.

Simple text and illustrations describe the life of the Harlem poet whose work gave voice to the joy and pain of the black experience in America.

Looks at the life of African American poet and slave Phillis Wheatley.

Text and illustrations look at the life of twentieth-century African-American poet, novelist, and short-story writer, Langston Hughes.

A biography of an African girl brought to New England as a slave in 1761 who became famous on both sides of the Atlantic as the first Black poet in America.

Presents a biography of Phillis Wheatley, slave and poet, and providing information on her youth, her family life, and her achievements.