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Langston Hughes was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, which was the African American artistic movement in the 1920s that celebrated black life and culture. Hughes creative genius was influenced by his life in New York Citys Harlem, a primarily African American neighborhood. ... Hughes, like others active in the Harlem Renaissance, had a strong sense of racial pride. ...
February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri James Langston Hughes was born the son of James Nathaniel and Carrie Mercer. ... Though most well known for his poetry, Hughes also dabbed in many other areas of the fine arts including being a novelist, a short story writer, a playwright, a song lyricist, and a radio writer. ((James), Hughes)
Throughout an extensive writing career of forty six years Langston Hughes retains an enthusiastic curiosity of theater.
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