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Langston Hughes

  • James Mercer Langston Hughes
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Hughes, Langston
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Date of birth
1902-02-01
Place of birth
Joplin
Date of death
1967-05-22
Place of death
New York

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James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that "the Negro was in vogue", which was later paraphrased as "when Harlem was in vogue."

Growing up in a series of Midwestern towns, Hughes became a prolific writer at an early age. He moved to New York City as a young man, where he made his career. He graduated from high school in Cleveland, Ohio, and soon began studies at Columbia University in New York City. Although he dropped out, he gained notice from New York publishers, first in The Crisis magazine and then from book publishers, and became known in the creative community in Harlem. His first poetry collection, The Weary Blues, was published in 1926. Hughes eventually graduated from Lincoln University.

In addition to poetry, Hughes wrote plays and published short story collections, novels, and several nonfiction works. From 1942 to 1962, as the civil rights movement gained traction, Hughes wrote an in-depth weekly opinion column in a leading black newspaper, The Chicago Defender.

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American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist.

Last modified: 2020-10-24 (revision #36212)

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Goodreads Author ID
36910
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0000000121303076
LibraryThing Author
hugheslangston
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OpenLibrary Author ID
OL26459A
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44315795
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