John Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, novelist, playwright and columnist born in Joplin, Missouri. Hughes was a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes' work focused on the lived experiences of working-class African Americans. Hughes also promoted racial consciousness and cultural nationalism. He is best known for his novel, Not without Laughter; a collection of short stories titled The Ways of White Folks; his short stories about Jesse B. Semple; a screenplay Way Down South and a host of poems
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Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langston_Hughes
Biography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxMr46IUlDk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leqtx_g9zTg
Manifesto http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/360.html
Politics https://portside.org/2021-11-07/langston-hughes-was-lifelong-socialist
Poetry https://allpoetry.com/Langston-Hughes
Reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG14NTT0zj4 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k-n7WzN0rnLjH5Cp17YFdcUPjSLO9U-fI
Lectures At UCLA (1967) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px5hwNCs9ss
Film Way Down South (1939) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhvQaLEhvl8