Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Rhynes, Martha E.

I, too, sing America the story of Langston Hughes Martha E. Rhynes. - Greensboro, N.C. : Morgan Reynolds, c2002. - 144 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nobody loves a genius child -- Adrift on the big sea of life -- Lion of Lincoln and Godmother Mason -- Wandering and wondering -- Homeless, but not friendless -- Jesse B. Semple confronts Jim Crow -- Were you ever a member of the Communist party? -- Proud spokesman -- Walls come a 'tumblin' down -- Timeline -- Sources -- Glossary -- Major works -- Bibliography -- Websites -- Index.

A biography of a man who, from the 1920s Harlem Renaissance through the 1960s, wrote poems, stories, and books which celebrated his African American heritage.

12 - 16 years

1883846897 (lib. bdg.)

9781883846893

2001057926


Hughes, Langston 1902-1967 Juvenile Literature
Hughes, Langston 1902-1967.


Poets, American Biography --Juvenile Literature--20th century
African American poets--Biography--Juvenile Literature
Poets, American.
African Americans
American poets

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