The author I chose to present to you is James Mercer Langston Hughes; better know as Langston Hughes (American poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, autobiographer, and nonfiction writer). ... The Harlem Renaissance was an era of extraordinary excellence in African-American art and literature. This time period is also a time of blossoming creativity of among young African-American artists, musicians and writers. ... Du Bois (Sociologist, Civil Rights activist, writer, and editor), Duke Ellington (Big Band Musician, composer, pianist), Bessie Smith (American blues singer and songwrite...

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Polk County in the Nation's Capitol The premier of Zora Neale Hurston's play, Polk County, at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. was Friday the 29th of March. Zora Neale Hurston was an excellent writer African-American literature and a playwright. She was born in Eatonville, Florida, an all blac...

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