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Cora Unashamed is a 1933 story by Langston Hughes about a Black woman who works for a white family in a segregated town. The story explores themes of racial consciousness, identity, and shame through Cora's relationship with the Studevants' daughter Jessie.
Cora Unashamed. By Langston Hughes, first published in The American Mercury . In a town so small it can hardly be called a town, a black woman serves a rich white family until a series of horrific events causes the single joy in her life to vanish. Author. Langston Hughes.
Cora was like a tree—once rooted, she stood, in spite of storms and strife, wind , and rocks, in the earth. She was the Studevants' maid of all work—washing, ironing, cooking, scrubbing, taking care of kids, nursing old folks, making fires, carrying water.
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Cora Unashamed is a 2000 American made-for-television drama film from The American Collection directed by Deborah Pratt, starring Regina Taylor and Cherry Jones. The film was shot on location in October 1999 in central Iowa.
- Alt Films, WGBH
- Langston Hughes (short story), Ann Peacock (teleplay)
“Cora Unashamed” introduces forty-year-old Cora Jenkins’ life as one of the only Black persons in the rural town of Melton. Cora has a child with a White foreigner, Joe, out of wedlock. Upon realization of Cora’s pregnancy, Joe leaves town and Cora, forcing her to raise Josephine on her own.
- Langston Hughes
- 248 (first edition) / 272 (1990 paperback)
- 1934
- June 18th, 1934
17 de jan. de 2024 · One of those authors is Langston Hughes, who bravely depicts the struggle that Black people actually face in a system dominated by White people in his story ‘Cora Unashamed.’ This covers all aspects of life, including schooling and social status.
Learn about the themes, characters, and literary devices of Cora Unashamed, a short story by Langston Hughes about racism and segregation in rural America. Download a PDF of the full guide or access it online for $0.70/week.
