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In this image, Langston Hughes appears deep in thought before an open notebook. He is well dressed, and high-rise Harlem buildings loom behind him. The portrait also includes sharp angles and harsh shapes that intrude on this thoughtful moment.
James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 [1] – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
Jun 27, 2024 · Langston Hughes, American writer who was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance and who vividly depicted the African American experience through his writings, which ranged from poetry and plays to novels and newspaper columns. Learn more about Hughes’s life and work.
Langston Hughes was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance, the flowering of black intellectual, literary, and artistic life that took place in the 1920s in a number of American cities, particularly Harlem. A major poet, Hughes also wrote novels, short stories, essays, and plays.
Lawn in the park has been named after James Baldwin and playground after Langston Hughes. (Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News Stock Photo https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1 https://www.alamy.com/new-york-united-states-21st-nov-2020-mayor-bill-de-blasio-speaks-during-parks-naming-at-st-nicholas-park-in-new ...
Langston Hughes (1901–1967) was a poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, columnist, and a significant figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Hughes was the descendant of enslaved African American women and white slave owners in Kentucky.
