The Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance An overview of Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes

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February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. Hughes is known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance.
Hughes spent time in Paris during the early 1920s, becoming part of the black expatriate community. In November 1924, Hughes returned to the U. S. to live with his mother in Washington, D.C.

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Hughes was unashamedly black at a time when blackness was démodé, and he didn’t go much beyond the themes of black is beautiful as he explored the black human condition in a variety of depths.
His poetry and fiction were centered generally on insightful views of the working class lives of blacks in America, lives he portrayed as full of struggle, joy, laughter, and music.

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For more information on Langston Hughes go to…..
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/83
http://www.redhotjazz.com/hughes.html
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/hughes

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