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Notable for 'The Langston Hughes Reader' (1958), part of the Harlem Renaissance.  Multiple awards.
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Notable for 'The Langston Hughes Reader' (1958), part of the Harlem Renaissance.  Multiple awards.  His original works portrayed people whose lives were impacted by racism and sexual conflicts; he often wrote about southern violence.

Revision as of 00:35, 17 July 2013

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1902 - 1967

Occupation

Poet

Notable Achievements

Description

Notable for 'The Langston Hughes Reader' (1958), part of the Harlem Renaissance. Multiple awards. His original works portrayed people whose lives were impacted by racism and sexual conflicts; he often wrote about southern violence.