There he attended Central High School, and met newly arrived immigrant children from Poland, Russian, and Germany. ... In the twenties Hughes wrote within two main streams of literature. ... By fishing in all corners of what he called the "big sea" of literature Hughes was becoming by 1930 a recognized and commercially successful author....

• Word Count: 1325
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

WWI, the Russian Revolution, and the Red Scare Strengthened the nativist position. b. ... Modernism in Art and Literature 1. ... Post War Literature Flowers a. ... African American Literature Flowers a. ...

• Word Count: 1619
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

His literary works helped shape American literature and politics. ... In 1923, Hughes traveled abroad on a freighter to the Senegal, Nigeria, the Cameroons, Belgium Congo, Angola, and Guinea, and later to Italy, France, Russia and Spain. ...

• Word Count: 2112
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School