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Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes

(1902-1967)
Writer, editor, lecturer

Langston Hughes achieved fame as a poet during the burgeoning of the arts known as the Harlem Renaissance, but those who label him "a Harlem Renaissance poet" have restricted his fame to only one genre and decade. In addition to his work as a poet, Hughes was a novelist, columnist, playwright, and essayist, and though he is most closely associated with Harlem, his world travels influenced his writing in a profound way. Langston Hughes followed the example of Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of his early poetic influences, to become the second African American to earn a living as a writer. His long and distinguished career produced volumes of diverse genres and inspired the work of countless other African American writers.
--From Gale Cengage Learning Free resources

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(1901-1967) American writer and social activist

Born 1 February 1902
Died 22 May 1967

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    First published in 1931 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1943 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1966 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2006 — 1 edition
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(1901-1967) American writer and social activist

Born 1 February 1902
Died 22 May 1967

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African Americans, Poetry, Fiction, American poetry, African American authors, Drama, American literature, Juvenile literature, African americans, fiction, Children's poetry, History, Juvenile poetry, Literary collections, Literature, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Children's fiction, American fiction, English literature, Juvenile fiction, Readers (Secondary), Biography, Children's poetry, American, Juvenile audience, Mystery and detective stories, detective fiction

Places

United States, England, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Amazon rainforest, Baker Street, Calcutta, Caribbean, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), India, Italy, London, Missouri, Ship-Trap Island, Surrey, Tibet, Verona, Massachusetts, Soviet Union, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Kansas, Mallard residence

People

Langston Hughes (1902-1967), John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Peyton Farquhar, Abram, Archie, Balthasar, Benvolio, Duncan Ross, Escalus, Friar John, Friar Lawrence, General Zaroff, Gregory, Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, Ivan, Jabez Wilson, John Clay, Juliet Capulet, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague, Mercutio, Mr. Merryweather, Paris

Time

20th century, 19th century, 1861-65, 1890, 1861-1865, American Civil War, 1692, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1600s, 1900s, 1950s America, 1960's, 20th Century, Civil War, Civil War, 1936-1939, December, carnival

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  • Langston HUGHES
  • LANGSTON HUGHES
  • Langston Hughes-
  • Langston 1902-1967 Hughes

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October 4, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
October 4, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
October 4, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
February 28, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris Remove bad AKAs
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import