Literary Library

Langston Hughes

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967African-American poet, playwright, novelist, columnist and social activistAuthor of "The Weary Blues", "Not Withou...
Activist African American African American History Columnist Guggenheim Harlem Renaissance NAACP Newspaper Columnist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Social Reform Spingarn Medal Theater Theatre

William Stanley Braithwaite

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1878 - June 8, 1962African-American writer, poet, literary critic, anthologist and publisherAuthor of "The Book of Elizabeth Verse", T...
African American Anthologist Anthology Critic Literary Critic NAACP Poem Poems Poet Poetry Publisher Writer