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Black History Month: Langston Hughes

February 11, 2019 Author -

Born in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, Langston Hughes is known primarily for his jazz poetry during the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes worked to depict the actual lives of African Americans during the 1920s in the United States.  “In Hughes’s own words, […]

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Black American History Month: Langston Hughes

February 1, 2017 Author -

James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist born on February 1, 1902, (Happy Birthday, Langston Hughes!). He was one of the earliest innovators of jazz poetry, and is considered a leader of the Harlem […]

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