A biography of the poet who faced racism and devoted himself to depicting the black experience in America.

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An illustrated biography of the Harlem poet whose works gave voice to the joy and pain of the black experience in America.

Profiles African American writer Langston Hughes, who worked to promote a better understanding of people of different racial, religious, and cultural backgrounds through his poetry and lectures.

Floyd Cooper writes and illustrates this book about the childhood of Langston Hughes, the poet and author, who, in his search for a true family started writing and discovered where his true home really was. Minority.

Winner of the 1971 Coretta Scott King Book Award.

"An exploration of the life and work of 20th-century American writer Langston Hughes, whose poetry is known for its accounts of the African American experience and its call to racial equality."--