A.Poongodi, Assistant Professor (O.G), Department of English SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai James Mercer Langston Hughes (1902 -1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright and columnist. He is one of the great Harlemite and spokesman of the black consciousness. He was one of the earliest innovators of the new- literary art form jazz poetry…
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Color and Poverty in the Poetry of Langston Hughes
Pavithra Satheeshkumar Department of Studies in English University of Mysore Mysore 500 046, India. In this paper, we attempt to gain some insight into the problems faced by the African-Americans before they attained equal rights in American society. The exploitation of Afro-Americans started as soon as they stepped on the land of America in 1607…