Langston Hughes was America's Jazz Poet, the chronicler of life in Harlem in the 1920s. ... In 1926 Hughes's first book, The Weary Blues, was published to a chorus of praise from black and white reviewers alike. ... In 1927, he wrote one of his best-known Smith 5 essays, "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain." ... Afterward, a group of Hughes's closest friends recited on of his best-known poems, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." ... His support for left-wing politics and his sympathy for repressed people made him a popular figure worldwide, and sometimes a controversial o...

• Word Count: 1295
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Being me, it will not be white. ... That's American. ... Hughes first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, was published by Alfred A. ... He wanted to tell the stories of his people in ways that reflected their actual culture, including both their suffering and their love of music, laughter, and language itself. ... Thus a vitality is shown in him and his people which is not present in the hearts of the other students, simply because they are white and not in need of it. ...

• Word Count: 1896
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Being me, it will not be white. ... That's American. ... Hughes first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, was published by Alfred A. ... He wanted to tell the stories of his people in ways that reflected their actual culture, including both their suffering and their love of music, laughter, and language itself. ... Thus a vitality is shown in him and his people which is not present in the hearts of the other students, simply because they are white and not in need of it. ...

• Word Count: 1930
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School