Synopsis
Here, Langston Hughes tells the exciting story of Africa, land of wealth and promise: its ancient and native kingdoms; the explorers and missionaries who opened up its vast stretches of jungle and veldt; the empire-builders; the primitive tribesmen; the governments today and how they are working in various ways for independence.
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About Langston Hughes
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Langston Hughes
1902–1967
Langston Hughes (1902-1967) Writer, editor, lecturer Langston Hughes achieved fame as a poet during the burgeoning of the arts known as the Harlem Renaissance, but those who label him "a Harlem Renaissance poet" have restricted his fame to only one genre and decade. In addition to his work as a poet, Hughes was a novelist, columnist, playwright, and essayist, and though he is most closely associated with Harlem, his world travels influenced his writing in a profound way. Langston Hughes followed the example of Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of his early poetic influences, to become the second African American to earn a living as a writer. His long and distinguished career produced volumes of diverse genres and inspired the work of countless other African American writers. --From Gale Cengage Learning Free resources
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