ghes bought a house in Harlem, where he spent the rest of his
life. Hughes still feared for the future of urban blacks. His point of view became immense and
included another book of poetry, almost a dozen children's books, several opera libretti, four
books translated from French and Spanish, two collections of stories, another novel, a history of
the NAACP and another volume of autobiography, I Wonder As I Wander (1956). He also
continued his work in the theater, pioneering in the gospel musical play.
Blues began in the south and slowly made its way into the great cities of the North. As
the great migration began people took what they
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