Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes

Title: Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes Author: Langston Hughes ISBN: 9781538768914 Publisher: Legacy Lit Published: 2024 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Poetry 1622555 Publisher Description: Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes was most well-known for his poems, novels, and plays that highlight Black American life in post-slavery America. James Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1901, in Joplin, Missouri and began writing poetry when he moved to Lincoln, Illinois. After graduating from high school, he spent a year in Mexico followed by a year at Columbia University. During this time, he worked as an assistant cook, a launderer, and a busboy. He also traveled to Africa and Europe working as a seaman before finishing his college education at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania three years later. Setting the stag