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Langston Hughes

February 1, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902 (to May 22, 1967). He was a celebrated poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the literary art form often called “jazz poetry,” and is best known for both his writing and his leadership during the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes famously wrote about that period when “Harlem was in vogue.” James Mercer Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri to Caroline Mercer Langston and James […]

Categories: All, February, February 01, Hughes, Langston • Tags: 1902, 1967, February 1, Langston Hughes, May 22, Ubuntu Biography Project

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