Race in The Poetry of Langston Hughes

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Race in The Poetry of Langston Hughes is written by Claudia Durst Johnson and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0737770635 (ISBN 10) and 9780737770636 (ISBN 13).

This informative edition explores the poetry of Langston Hughes through the lens of race. Coverage includes an examination of Hughes's life and influences; a look at key ideas related to race in Hughes's poetry, including the influence of African-American music, the use of poetry to address racial problems, and the politics of Hughes's anti-lynching poems; and contemporary perspectives on race, such as the decline of civil rights reform and the role of hip-hop in shaping black music.