... States in the fall of the same year. (Haskins 17) After his parents had divorced, Carrie his mother had to place him under the caring arm of his grandmother, Mary Sampson Patterson Leary. (Haskins 18) Hughes' grandmother "helped inspire in him a devotion to the cause of social justice." (Rummel 55) He grew up in a time where people practiced segregation and prejudice ... ...

• Word Count: 1984
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: High School

... home alone, sleeping, to avoid the cost of child care. When Langston was six his mother decided she had moved her son around too much. She enlisted her mother, Mary Sampson Patterson Langston, to take over the care of Hughes so she would be free to move around and Langston would have a somewhat normal life. While living with his grandmother, Langston ... ...

• Word Count: 1438
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School