The Life of Langston Hughes - Volume 1 - 1902-1941 - I, Too, Sing America

Sep 20, 2026

Biographical volume covering Langston Hughes’s life from 1902 to 1941, presented in a structured narrative chronology. The contents outline formative childhood and early public emergence, progressing through key creative and political phases. Chapters trace his development through distinct periods, from Kansas boyhood and early influences to later experiences shaped by major historical moments. The book includes afterword, abbreviations, notes, acknowledgments, and an index.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages521

Reading Time13 h 22 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

I. A Kansas Boyhood (1902 to 1915)

2. Outsetting Bard (1915 to 1921)

3. My People (1921 to 1923)

4. On the Big Sea (1923 to 1924)

5. We Have Tomorrow (1924 to 1926)

6. A Lion at Lincoln (1926 to 1927)

7. Godmother and Langston (1927 to 1930)

8. Flight and Fall (1930 to 1931)

9. Starting Over (1931 to 1932)

10. Good Morning, Revolution (1932 to 1933)

11. Waiting on Roosevelt (1933 to 1935)

12. Still Waiting on Roosevelt (1935 to 1937)

13. Earthquake Weather (1937 to 1939)

14. The Fall of a Titan (1939 to 1941)

Afterword

Abbreviations

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

ARNOLD RAMPERSAD THE LIFEOFLANCSTON HUCHESVOLUMEI:1902-1941 I,TO0,SING AMERICA I,Too,Sing America This page intentionally left blank # THE LIFE OFLANGSTON HUGHES Volume I:1902-1941 I,Too,Sing America SECOND EDITION Arnold Rampersad 2002 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESSOxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogotá Buenos AiresCape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong KongIstanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City MumbaiNairobi Paris Sao Paulo Shanghai Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsawand associated companies inBerlin Ibadan Copyright ◎I986,I988,2002 by Arnold Rampersad First published by Oxford University Press,Inc.,I986First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback,I988I98 Madison Avenue,New York,New York 10016 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available: ISBN 13:978-0-19-514642-4 To Marvina White This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS I.A Kansas Boyhood 3(I902 to I9I5) 2.Outsetting Bard 23(I915 to I92I) 3.My People 50(I92I to I923) 4.On the Big Sea 73(I923 to I924) 5.We Have Tomorrow 99(I924 to I926) 6.A Lion at Lincoln I25(I926 to I927) 7.Godmother and Langston I56(I927 to I930) 8.Flight and Fall I82(I930 to I93I) 9.Starting Over 2II(I93I to I932) I0.Good Morning,Revolution 242(I932 to I933) II.Waiting on Roosevelt 276(I933 to I935) I2.Still Waiting on Roosevelt 306(I935 to 1937) viii /Contents I3.Earthquake Weather 341(I937 to I939) 14.The Fall of a Titan 373(I939 to I941) Afterword 396 Abbreviations 406 Notes 407 Acknowledgments 449 Index 455 Hang yourself,poet,in your own words.Otherwise,you are dead. LANGSTON HUGHES,I964

FAQs

What time span does Volume I cover?

Volume I covers Langston Hughes’s life from 1902 to 1941, as stated in the volume heading.

What are the major sections included in the book beyond the chapters?

The book includes an Afterword, Abbreviations, Notes, Acknowledgments, and an Index.

Which chapter periods are included in the table of contents?

The contents list fourteen chapters with dated ranges, beginning with “A Kansas Boyhood (1902 to 1915)” and ending with “The Fall of a Titan (1939 to 1941).”

Sep 20, 2026

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