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Langston Hughes

American poet
Also known as: James Mercer Langston Hughes
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Langston Hughes (born February 1, 1901?, Joplin, Missouri, U.S.—died May 22, 1967, Manhattan, New York) was an American writer who was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance and made the African American experience the subject of his writings, which ranged from poetry and plays to novels and newspaper columns. While it was long believed that Hughes was born in 1902, research released in 2018 indicated that he might have been born the previous year....

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