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Hughes made clear his commitment to an inclusive and diverse accounting of the achievements of African Americans on American soil, from vernacular expression to high culture, oratory to combat, geographical exploration to intellectual introspection. His lively and dramatic portraits of African Americans such as Crispus Attucks, Frederick Douglass, Jackie Robinson, and Mahalia Jackson, battling against exclusivity and adversity to achieve their full potential, present a captivating portrait of America. This volume is a valuable record of the emerging African American struggle for civil rights and positive self- determination. It also documents Hughes's interests as he entered the fifth decade of his life and can be read fruitfully alongside his writings for adults at the time, reflecting his sociocultural and political thought. About the EditorSteven C. Tracy is Associate Professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He is the author or editor of four books, numerous articles and reviews, and CD liner notes dealing with American and African American literature and folklore. He is also a recorded blues performer. Other books in the Collected Works of Langston Hughes Series |
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