Langston Hughes - Harlem Renaissance Writer

After the Civil War, African Americans were still experiencing discrimination and segregation. Many people chose to move North in search of equality and freedom. Langston Hughes was one of these migrants. He moved to New York City to attend college at Columbia University. He settled in Harlem, a thriving city full of jazz and blues music, art, and culture. Hughes became the Voice of the Harlem Renaissance and opened a window into African American culture. He was a gifted man who inspired many people with his poetry, plays, short stories, and autobiographies. Eventually more African Americans banded together and formed groups like the NAACP, which led to the Civil Rights Movement. They organized boycotts, marches, and other peaceful demonstrations to fight to end segregation. After 10 years of protests, President Kennedy passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964. Many people today believe that Hughess literature and poetry inspired people to take the action needed to end segregation.

About the author

Stephanie Herweck Paris has been in education for over 15 years. She has indulged her passion for education by spending time as an elementary classroom teacher, an elementary school computer and technology specialist, an educational activist, and an author of numerous resources for Shell Education and Teacher Created Materials.

Product details

• Authors: David H Anothony, David Anthony, David H Anthony, David H. Anthony, Stephanie Kuligowski
• Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2011
• EAN: 9781433315206
• ISBN: 978-1-4333-1520-6
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 224 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 91 g
• Series: Primary Source Readers: Focus; Primary Source Readers; Primary Source Readers: Focus; Social Studies: Informational
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; Children's Books / Ages 9-12 Biography, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary