Langston Hughes

Portrait by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1936 James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – 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. He famously wrote about the period that "the Negro was in vogue", which was later paraphrased as "when Harlem was in vogue."

Growing up in a series of Midwestern towns, Hughes became a prolific writer at an early age. He moved to New York City as a young man, where he made his career. He graduated from high school in Cleveland, Ohio, and soon began studies at Columbia University in New York City. Although he dropped out, he gained notice from New York publishers, first in ''The Crisis'' magazine and then from book publishers, and became known in the creative community in Harlem. His first poetry collection, ''The Weary Blues'', was published in 1926. Hughes eventually graduated from Lincoln University.

In addition to poetry, Hughes wrote plays and published short story collections, novels, and several nonfiction works. From 1942 to 1962, as the civil rights movement gained traction, Hughes wrote an in-depth weekly opinion column in a leading black newspaper, ''The Chicago Defender''. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Harlem in vogue : the poetry & jazz of Langston Hughes. by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

    Published 2011
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    Way Down South / Sol Lesser Productions. by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

    Published 1939
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    Freedom's plow. by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

    Published 1943
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    Laughing to keep from crying / Langston Hughes. by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

    Published 1976
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    The ways of white folks / Langston Hughes. by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

    Published 1990
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    Langston Hughes' Jericho-Jim Crow. by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

    Published 1964
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    Simple speaks his mind / Langston Hughes. by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

    Published 1976
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    The ways of white folks / Langston Hughes. by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

    Published 1990
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    Selected poems of Langston Hughes / drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer. by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

    Published 1959
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    New Negro poets U.S.A. / edited by Langston Hughes ; foreword by Gwendolyn Brooks. by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

    Published 1964
    Book