Race in the Poetry of Langston Hughes

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; This title explores the events surrounding the doomed flight of the space shuttle Challenger, providing background information on the event, examining related controversies, and offering personal narratives from those who witnessed or were involved in the disaster. Table of Contents: Introduction -- Chronology -- Chapter 1. Background on Langston Hughes -- 1. The Life of an Artist and Activist / R. Baxter Miller -- 2. Hughes's Abolitionist Ancestors and Boyhood Segregation / Arnold Rampersad -- Chapter 2. Race in the Poetry of Langston Hughes -- 1. The Social Messages in the Poetry of Langston Hughes / Onwuchekwa Jemie -- 2. Langston Hughes + Poetry = The Blues / Yusef Komunyakaa -- 3. Langston Hughes: The Writer, His Poetics and the Artistic Process / Martha Cobb -- 4. Hughes's Contradictory Reactions to the Christian Church / Mary Beth Culp -- 5. The Parental Rejection of the Tragic Mulatto / Arthur P. Davis -- 6. Hughes Took Advantage of the Tension Between Style and Theme / Raymond Smith -- 7. The Politics of Hughes's Lynching Poems / W. Jason Miller -- 8. Rage, Repudiation, and Endurance: Langston Hughes's Radical Writings / Christopher C. DeSantis -- Chapter 3. Contemporary Perspectives on Race -- 1. Laws in 2011 and 2012 Are Designed to Diminish Minority Votes / Wendy R. Weiser, Lawrence Norden -- 2. Defusing Implicit Bias / Jonathan Feingold, Karen Lorang -- 3. An Actor with a Sense of Responsibility to Human and Civil Rights / Stuart Jeffries -- 4. Alabama Looks for Way to Pardon Scottsboro Boys / Phillip Rawls -- For Further Discussion -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index.