... graduated in 1930 with the fifth rank in his forty-five student class (Meltzer 117). He then began greatly influencing society with his works of literature. The onset of the 1930s and the Great Depression only fueled Hughes" commitment towards his radical issues and racial equalities (Berry 27). In 1932, ... year before returning to America (Bloom 12). While in Russia, he observed how many of the Communistic principles that he believed in fared under Russian rule. His visit reinforced his beliefs of the radical Communistic government. Although he did support the communistic government, ...

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... received a scholarship to Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. In 1929, he received his B.A. degree. In 1930 his first novel, "Not Without Laughter", won the Harmon gold medal for literature. Hughes's poems, short plays, essays and short stories appeared in the NAACP publication Crisis Magazine and in Opportunity Magazine. They have also appeared in other publications. He experimented with ... virtually every form of literature that there is. Langston wrote 16 books of poems, two novels, 3 collections of short stories, 4 volumes of "editorial" and "documentary" fiction, 20 plays, children...

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• Grade Level: High School