african american poets

Presents a biography of twentieth-century American poet Gwendolyn Brooks, an original critical analysis of her works, three significant critical essays, a chronology, and primary and secondary bibliographies.

A biography of Langston Hughes, an African American poet who tried to capture in his writing the spirit and rhythms of ordinary people.

Tells the life story of poet Langston Hughes, describing his childhood, his literary accomplishments, his efforts to promote racial and cultural understanding, and his legacy.

Briefly introduces the life and accomplishments of Langston Hughes, an African American writer who shared his views on racism through his poetry and prose, as well as through poetry readings.

Follows the life of one of America's first African American poets from her sale as a child slave on the Boston auction block to her death as an impoverished freedwoman in 1784.

Presents a biography of Langston Hughes, writer of the Harlem Renaissance, and provides information on his childhood, his plays, short stories, and novel's depicting the African-American experience in the United States, and his influence on other African-American writers. Constitution.

Presents a brief biography of twentieth-century African-American poet, novelist, and short-story writer, Langston Hughes that chronicles his childhood, family, and later involvement in the Harlem Renaissance movement of the 1920s.

Tells the story of a leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s who devoted his life to writing about the African-American experience in America.

Presents an examination of the life and work of twentieth century African-American poet Langston Hughes, providing information on his childhood, education, and his impact on American literature.