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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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(1901-1967) American writer and social activist

Born 1 February 1902
Died 22 May 1967
Subjects
African Americans, Fiction, Drama, American literature, Poetry, American poetry, Juvenile literature, Literature, History, Children's fiction, Readers (Secondary), Children's poetry, Classic Literature, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile poetry, African American authors, English literature, Juvenile audience, Mystery and detective stories, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Study and teaching (Secondary), detective fiction, Biography, History and criticism
Places
United States, Alabama, England, Owl Creek Bridge, Amazon rainforest, Baker Street, Calcutta, Caribbean, India, Italy, London, Mallard residence, Massachusetts, Milford meeting house, Missouri, Ship-Trap Island, Surrey, Tibet, Verona, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Salem
People
John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Peyton Farquhar, Langston Hughes (1902-1967), Abram, Archie, Balthasar, Benvolio, Brently Mallard, Devil, Duncan Ross, Elizabeth, Escalus, Friar John, Friar Lawrence, General Zaroff, Gregory, Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, Ivan, Jabez Wilson, John Clay, Josephine, Juliet Capulet, Lady Capulet
Time
20th century, 19th century, 1861-1865, American Civil War, 1861-65, 1890, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 20th Century, 1600s, 1900s, 1960's, Civil War, December, carnival

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February 28, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris Remove bad AKAs
February 28, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris Remove bad AKAs
February 9, 2023 Edited by meot added link to A Little Lyric Of Great Importance
August 29, 2021 Edited by Jenner merge authors
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