Langston Hughes

Introduction
Langston Hughes was born in 1902, in
Joplin Missouri.
He was a poet, and he was renowned for
his advocacy in equality.
He wrote 16 books of poetry, 2 novels, 3
collections of short stories, 4 volumes of
editorial and documentary fiction, 20
plays, childrens poetry, musicals and
operas, 3 autobiographies, a dozen radio
and television scripts and dozens of
magazine articles.
You can say he wrote a lot of stuff.

Hughess Background
Langston Hughes was born into an
abolitionist family. His great-great uncle
was John Mercer Langston, who was the
first Black American to be elected into
public office.
Hughes went to Cleveland High School in
Cleveland Ohio where he started his writing
career.
When he graduated, he attended Columbia
university, where he dropped out.

More Background Info.

Although he dropped out, he still wrote
poetry and published his first poem, which
was also one of his most famous, The
Negro Speaks of Rivers.
One of his favorite past times was sitting in
the Harlem clubs listening to the Blues.
During the Harlem Renaissance, his writings
flourished.
Later, Hughes receives a scholarship to
Lincoln University; he was awarded an
honorary Lit. D.

Poems He Wrote
Let America Be America Again
Life is Fine
I, Too, Sing America

Conclusion
Hughess life reflects in his writings.
There is no doubt that he is one of
the greatest writers in the history of
writers. To truly understand his
writing, you have to look back at his
life. Once you do that, then you
know where he is coming from.

Cites
Redhotjazz.com. Andrew P. Jackson.
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Poets.org.Academy of American
Poets.1997. 2005
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPI
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