Library of Congress Research Guides: Harlem Renaissance
https://guides.loc.gov/harlem-renaissance
The Library of Congress's guide to the history of the Harlem Renaissance, in which Langston Hughes was an important figure.
Biography of Langston Hughes
https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-langston-hughes-4779849
A longer biography of the poet.
Re-stabilizing the Middle Class and the Poor: Lessons from the 1930s
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/176380
A historical article about the Great Depression in the United States with a section particularly focused on the employment, financial, and housing struggles of African Americans.