Hughes, Langston

An introduction to jazz, focusing on its historical development and famous performers.

Sixty-six poems selected by the author include lyrical poems, songs, and blues, many exploring the Black experience.

A compilation of writings by early twentieth-century African-American author Langston Hughes, including excerpts from novels and autobiographies, short stories, plays, poems, songs, and essays.

Includes the work of 163 poets from pre-Revolutionary times to the present. A supplementary section features white poets' writings about Negroes.

Discusses African American history on the social, political, economic, and cultural fronts and includes over 1,000 pictures.

Teaches an appreciation for the rhythms of life, looking at visual patterns, the rhythms of nature and movement, and the rhythms of music.

Twenty-six short poems introduce animals for each letter of the alphabet, from Ape to Zebra.

Volume one of Hughes' autobiography tells of his early years--in Paris and Harlem.

Presents a comprehensive anthology of short stories written by African-American writers between 1899 and 1967 including Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Willard Motley, and others.

An illustrated collection of twenty-six poems by noted African-American poet Langston Hughes, and contains a detailed introduction and biography, as well as brief notes accompanying each poem.