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Afro-American Autobiography

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 91.03.01

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Langston Hughes: Voice Among Voices

G. Casey Cassidy

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Notes

1. Comer, James, Maggie’s American Dream , 1989. pg. 213.
2. Rampersad, Arnold. The Life of Langston Hughes , 1986. pg. 40.
3. Hughes, Langston. The Big Sea , 1940. pg. 262.
4. Hughes, Langston. IBID. pg. 262-3.
5. Emmanuel, James. Langston Hughes , 1967. pg. 80.
6. Hughes, Langston. IBID. pg. 264.
7. Hughes, Langston. IBID. pg. 197.
8. Hughes, Langston. IBID. pg. 215.
9. Rampersad, Arnold. IBID. pg. 66.
10. Hughes, Langston. IBID. pg. 335.
11. O’Daniel, Therman. Langston Hughes Black Genius , 1968. pg. 15.
12. Hughes, Langston. The Best of Simple . 1961. pg.VIII.
13. Hughes, Langston. IBID. pg. 78.
14. Hughes, Langston. IBID. pg. 217.
15. Hughes, Langston. IBID. pg. 10.
16. Hughes, Langston. IBID. pg. 10.
17. Hughes, Langston. IBID. pg. 305.

X. B. Chronology of Important Events in The Life of Langston Hughes

1902 James Langston Hughes born February 1, in Joplin, Missouri, to Carrie Langston Hughes and James Nathaniel Hughes.
1902-1914 Lived in Mexico, Missouri, and Kansas for short periods with his mother and father, then, after they separated, with his grandmother in Lawrence, Kansas.
1914 Moved from Lawrence to join his mother and stepfather in Lincoln, Illinois
1916 Elected class poet for grammar school graduation at Lincoln. Moved from Lincoln to Cleveland, Ohio.
1920 Chosen editor of Central High School Yearbook, Cleveland. Graduated from Central High School.
1921 Published juvenile poetry in The Brownie’s Book . “A Negro Speaks of Rivers” published in The Crisis. Entered Columbia University in New York.
1922 Left Columbia to take assorted jobs in New York area.
1923 Employed as cook’s helper on tramp steamer to Africa and Europe.
1924 Employed as cook in Paris night club. Returned from Europe to live with his mother in Washington, D.C.
1925 Won first prize for poetry in Opportunity contest. Won second prize for essay and third prize for poetry in The Crisis contest. Met Carl Van Vechten who introduced his poetry to Alfred Knopf.
1926 Entered Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Weary Blues published.
1927 Fine Clothes to the Jew published.
1929 Graduated from Lincoln University.
1930 Not Without Laughter published. Won Harmon award for literature. Traveled to Haiti.
1931 Conducted poetry reading tour in the South and West.
1932 Traveled to Russia
1933 Returned to California from Russia by way of Japan. Spent year writing at Carmel by the Sea.
1934 Ways of White Folks published.
1935 Received Guggenhein Fellowship.
1937 Traveled to Spain as correspondent for Baltimore Afro-American .
1940 The Big Sea published.
1941 Received Rosenwald Fellowship.
1942 Shakespeare in Harlem published.
1943 Granted Hon. Litt. D. from Lincoln University.
1947 Fields of Wonder published.
1947-1948 Appointed Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Atlanta University.
1949-1950 Appointed Poet in Residence at the Laboratory School, University of Chicago.
1950 Simple Speaks His Mind published.
1951 Montage on a Dream Deferred published.
1952 Laughing to Keep From Crying published. First Book of Negroes published.
1953 Received Ainsfeld-Wolfe Award (Best book of year on race relations. Simple Takes a Wife published.
1954 Famous American Negroes published.
1955 Sweet Flypaper of Life published.
1956 I Wonder As I Wander published.
1958 Tambourines to Glory published.
1959 Selected Poems published.
1960 Received Springarn Medal. African Treasury published.
1961 Ask Your Mama published.
1962 Flight For Freedom published.
1963 Five Plays published.
1964 Granted Hon. Litt. D. from Western Reserve.
1965 Simple’s Uncle Sam published.
1967 Black Magic: A Pictorial History of the Negro in American Entertainment published.
1967 May 22, Langston Hughes dies.
1969 Black Magic published. Don’t You Turn Back published.
1970 The Poetry of the Negro 1746-1970 published.

X. C. Teacher Bibliography

1. Hughes, Langston. 1926. The Weary Blues . New York: Knopf.
2. Hughes, Langston. 1930. Not Without Laughter . New York: Knopf.
3. Hughes, Langston. 1934. The Ways of White Folks . New York: Knopf.
4. Hughes, Langston. 1940. The Big Sea . New York: Hill and Wang.
5. Hughes, Langston. 1956. I Wonder As I Wander . New York: Rinehart.
6. Hughes, Langston. 1958. Tambourines to Glory . New York: Day.
7. Hughes, Langston. 1958. The Langston Hughes Reder . New York: Braziller.
8. Hughes, Langston. 1961. The Best of Simple . New York: Hill and Wang.
9. Emmanuel, J. A. 1967. Langston Hughes . New York: Twayne Publishers.
10. Hughes, Langston. 1970. The Poetry of the Negro . New York: Doubleday.
11. O’Daniel, Therman. 1971. Langston Hughes—Black Genius . New York: Morrow.
12. Dickerson, Donald C. 1972. A Bio-bibliography of Langston Hughes . Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.
13. Taylor, Mildred. 1976. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry . New York: Bantam.
14. Bontemps, Arna. 1980. Langston Hughes’ Letters . New York: Dood, Mead.
15. Hughes, Langston. 1981. Selected Poems . New York: Knopf.
16. Rampersad, Arnold. 1986. The Life of Langston Hughes . New York: Oxford University Press.
17. Rampersad, Arnold. 1988. The Life of Langston Hughes . New York: Oxford University Press.
18. Comer, Dr. James. 1989. Maggie’s American Dream. New York: Plume.

X. D. Student Bibliography

Poetry Selections of Langston Hughes

1. “The Negro Mother”

2. “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”

3. “Poem” (“Negro”)

4. “Mulatto”

5. “Cross”

6. “Merry-Go-Round”

7. “The South”

8. “Share-Croppers”

9. “One-Way Ticket”

10. “Mother To Son”

11. “Dream Variations”

12. “Brass Spittoons”

13. “I, Too”

14. “The Weary Blues”

Short Story Selections of Langston Hughes

1. “Who is Simple?”

2. “Banquet in Honor”

3. “Last Whipping”

4. “Puerto Ricans”

5. “Fancy Free”

Vignettes of The Big Sea

1. “Beyond Sandy Hook”

2. “Negro”

3. “Salvation”

4. “Washington Society”

5. “Not Without Laughter”

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