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- NAME: Langston Hughes
- OCCUPATION: Playwright, Poet
- BIRTH DATE: February 01, 1902
- DEATH DATE: May 22, 1967
- EDUCATION: Columbia University, Lincoln University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Joplin, Missouri
- PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
- Full Name: James Mercer Langston Hughes
- AKA: Langston Hughes
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Langston Hughes was an American poet, novelist, and playwright whose African-American themes made him a primary contributor to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.
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Langston Hughes - House in Harlem
Author and poet Langston Hughes lived in a brownstone on 127th Street in Harlem and found inspiration for his writing in his beloved neighborhood.
Langston Hughes - Buried at the Schomburg
Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, the Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, speaks about Langston Hughes' relationship to the Schomburg and why the author's ashes are buried at the library.
Langston Hughes - Mini Biography
Langston Hughes was the leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance, whose poetry showcased the dignity and beauty in ordinary black life. The hours he spent in Harlem clubs affected his work, making him one of the innovators of Jazz Poetry.
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