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Poet
 
Poet
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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Notable for 'The Langston Hughes Reader' (1958).  Member 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.  This reality-based poetry offended many in the community.  Notable poems include 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' (1921).
  
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==See Also==
  
==Description==
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* [[LGBTQ Participation in the Harlem Renaissance]]
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* [[Race Activists in the LGBTQ Community]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/langston-hughes
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* http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/langston-hughes
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* http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/23/sojourner
  
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.
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Latest revision as of 00:58, 26 April 2022

Langston Hughes

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1902 - 1967

Occupation

Poet

Description

Notable for 'The Langston Hughes Reader' (1958). Member 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. This reality-based poetry offended many in the community. Notable poems include 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' (1921).

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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