I. How did race effect Langston Hughes’s writing?
A. He saw how people treated him different depending on where he was. (Harper 4)
B. He worked with the black leaders of the era. (“Langston Hughes” 5)
C. He endured many hardships in his life dealing with race. (
Arnold Rampersad 6)
II. He saw how people treated him different depending where he was.
A. He spent his older childhood years in
Cleveland. (Turman 2)
B. He made some white friends but most treated him unjustly. (Harper 4)
C. His views on race changed when he moved to
Mexico with his dad. (“Langston Hughes” 5)
D. Whites wouldn’t talk to him in
Cleveland would talk to him now because he passed off as Mexican. (Harper 4)
E. He saw poverty and hardships had also reached the Mexicans. (Harper 4)
III. He worked with the black leaders of the era.
A. Went to school atLincoln
University which is a famous black college and he was taught by famous African Americans. ( Donald 3)
B. Grandfather was James Langston who was the first black man to be elected into public office. (Langston Hughes” 5)
C. He wrote “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” which was published by W.E.B. DuBois. (“Langston Hughes” 5)
D. Help a great amount by Charlotte Mason who helped financially and told him to go into writing novels. (Harper 4)
E. Worked with other authors and he was inspired by the musicians of the time period. (Dyer 1)
F. He wrote several essays about racial issues in famous black magazines and news papers. (Harper 4)
IV. He endured many hardships in his life dealing with race.
A. Had some white friends as a child but most people in his town did not except him. ( Harper 4)
B. He had hard time reaching out to the black militants of the 60s as the movement became more about black power. (Dyer 1)
C. In the 50s he falsely accused of being a communist by Senator McCarthy. (Rampersad 6)
D. Accusations put his career on hold for a while. (Rampersad 6)
E. After years of trying to get back he finally did when the 60s came around. (Rampersad 6)
V. Conclusion
A. How did race effect Langston Hughes’s writing?
B. He saw how people treated him different depending on where he was. (Harper 4)
C. He worked with the black leaders of the era. (“Langston Hughes” 5)
D. He endured many hardships in his life dealing with race. (
Arnold Rampersad 6)
