Langston Hughes 1902-1967: "Don't say goodbye to the porkpie hat"

Smethrust discusses the ways in which poet Langston Hughes, who wrote and edited largely during the 1950s and 1960s, helped to link the Black Arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s with the earlier radicalizations of the 1930s and 1940s. Hughes provided both support and criticism to young, militant bl...

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Published in:Callaloo 2002-10, Vol.25 (4), p.1224
Main Author: Smethurst, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American literature
African Americans
American literature
Brooks, Gwendolyn (1917-2000)
Critics
Du Bois, W E B (1868-1963)
Ellison, Ralph (1914-1994)
Generations
History
Hughes, Langston (1902-1967)
Poets
Writers
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Summary:Smethrust discusses the ways in which poet Langston Hughes, who wrote and edited largely during the 1950s and 1960s, helped to link the Black Arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s with the earlier radicalizations of the 1930s and 1940s. Hughes provided both support and criticism to young, militant black artists, reminding the younger generation of a long tradition of black radicalism in the arts.
ISSN:0161-2492
1080-6512