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- "Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life," 1991 - Although Harlem Renaissance writers Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston wrote <em>Mule Bone</em> in 1930 and 1931, the play was not produced until 1991, decades after their deaths. Hughes and Hurston were friends and respected colleagues when they began the project, but the two fell out during the writing process due to an authorship dispute.
- 1991
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"Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life," 1991
Although Harlem Renaissance writers Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston wrote Mule Bone in 1930 and 1931, the play was not produced until 1991, decades after their deaths. Hughes and Hurston were friends and respected colleagues when they began the project, but the two fell out during the writing process due to an authorship dispute.
- Their Eyes Were Watching God, 1990 - Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was a multi-genre writer and anthropologist who focused on the African diaspora in the American South and the Caribbean. Hurston incorporated both autobiographical elements and her anthropological fieldwork into her fiction; for example, <em>Their Eyes Were Watching God</em> is set in Eatonville, Florida, one of the first self-governing, all-Black communities in the U.S. and Hurston's hometown.
- 1990
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Their Eyes Were Watching God, 1990
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was a multi-genre writer and anthropologist who focused on the African diaspora in the American South and the Caribbean. Hurston incorporated both autobiographical elements and her anthropological fieldwork into her fiction; for example, Their Eyes Were Watching God is set in Eatonville, Florida, one of the first self-governing, all-Black communities in the U.S. and Hurston's hometown.
- The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, 1995 - Langston Hughes (1901 or 1902-1967) was a 20th-century writer and social activist, mostly known for his poetry. Hughes rose to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance, the 1920s Black American cultural and artistic movement. Unlike some contemporaries, Hughes continued to publish new, well-received works beyond that period. This book of Hughes' collected poetry demonstrates the longevity of his career.
- 1995
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The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, 1995
Langston Hughes (1901 or 1902-1967) was a 20th-century writer and social activist, mostly known for his poetry. Hughes rose to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance, the 1920s Black American cultural and artistic movement. Unlike some contemporaries, Hughes continued to publish new, well-received works beyond that period. This book of Hughes' collected poetry demonstrates the longevity of his career.