What is supporting evidence that he became a successful author from question number 3?
In 1930 his first novel, Not Without Laughter (Knopf, 1930), won the Harmon gold medal for literature.
Hughes's first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, (Knopf, 1926) was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1926
Criticism of the book from the time varied
He finished his college education at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania three years later