The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume II: 1941-1967, I Dream a World

576 Pages·2002·0.34 MB·English

by  Hughes

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THE LIF E O F
LANGSTON HUGHE S
Volume II: 1941-1967
I Dream a World
SECOND EDITIO N
Arnold Rampersad
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UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Copyright © 1988, 1989, 2002 by Arnold Rampersad
First published by Oxford University Press, Inc., 1988
First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1989
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CONTENTS
1. Still Here 3
(1941)
2. Jim Crow's Last Stand 3 2
(1941 to 1943)
3. Simpl e Speaks His Mind 6 1
(1943 to 1944)
4. Thir d Degree 8 8
(1944 to 1945)
5. Stree t Scene 10 8
(1945 to 1947)
6. Hear t on the Wall 12 8
(1947 to 1948)
7. O n Solid Ground 14 6
(1948 to 1950)
8. In Warm Manure 18 9
(1951 to 1953)
9. Ou t from Under 22 3
(1953 to 1956)
10. Making Hay 26 3
(1957 to 1958)
11. Yo u Are the World 28 8
(1958 to 1960 )
12. Ask Your Mama! 31 4
(1960 to 1961)
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13. I n Gospel Glory 34 1
(1961 to 1963 )
14. Blue s for Mister Backlash 36 4
(1963 to 1965 )
15. Fina l Call 38 6
(1965 t o 1966 )
16. D o Nothing Till You Hear from Me 40 4
(1966 to 1967 )
Afterword 42 6
Abbreviations 43 6
Notes 43 7
Acknowledgments 49 3
Index 49 9
Politics can be the graveyard of the poet. And only
poetry can be his resurrection.
LANGSTON HUGHES, 1964