Langston Hughes, one of America\'s greatest writers, was an innovator of jazz poetry and a leader of the Harlem Renaissance whose poems and plays resonate widely today.
Hughes was a frequent guest in the homes of the two families and was like an uncle to to Evelyn Louise and MaryLouise..
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Crawford, Louise Thompson Patterson, and William L.
About the Author: Evelyn Louise Crawford, a retired arts administrator and consultant, and MaryLouise Patterson, a pediatrician in clinical practice, are the daughters of Langston Hughes\'s cherished friends Evelyn Graves Crawford, Matt N.
This distinctive volume collects the stories of Hughes and his friends in an era of uncertainty and reveals their visions of an idealized world--one without hunger, war, racism, and class oppression.
Letters from Langston begins in 1930 and ends shortly before his death in 1967, providing a window into a unique, self-created world where Hughes lived at ease.
This indispensable volume of Letters between Hughes and four leftist confidants sheds vivid light on his life and politics.
Accessible, personal, and inspirational, Hughes\'s poems portray the African American community in struggle in the context of a turbulent modern United States and a rising black freedom movement.
Langston Hughes, one of America\'s greatest writers, was an innovator of jazz poetry and a leader of the Harlem Renaissance whose poems and plays resonate widely today
