Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. ... Langston was an only child and when he went to school he was the only black student. ... He wrote an essay, which describes that slept in "Ten Thousand Beds."" ... Langston Hughes died from complications from prostate cancer on May 22, 1967 in New York. ... In his memory, his residence at 20 East127th Street in Harlem, New York City, has been given landmark status by the New York City Preservation Commission, and East 127th Street was renamed "Langston Hughes Place,"" ...

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Langston Hughes was born on February 1st, 1902 during an incredible period for African Americans in Harlem, New York. ... Langston Hughes first lived in Harlem from around 1920-1923 while he attended Columbia University. ... His most influential essay "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" certainly showed that Hughes was a leader. ... Aside from his essays and poems Langston was also a leader as a playwright and columnist. ... This column was very popular and influential considering how long it lasted showing Langston Hughes was a truly amazing writer. ...

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Langston Hughes Until the first part of the 20th century, the world of poetry was dominated by Caucasian artists. ... Langston Hughes was one of the most beneficial and influential writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Langston Hughes was the first African American author to support himself through his writing. ... James Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. ... In an essay published in the "Nation" in 1926 Hughes writes:" We younger Negro artists now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. ...

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In their popular essays, novels, plays, and newspaper articles, this well-known group set out to change stereotypes of the black culture. ... On the day of March 1924, the Harlem Renaissance was publicly recognized, where members of the NAACP such as Langston Hughes, W.E.B. ...

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I will be doing an essay on African American theater history. ... I know that it has been around for hundreds of years and when you are done reading this essay, I hope you have learned a lot. ... Writers like Phillis Wheatley, Sojourner Truth, Fredrick Douglass, W.E.B Dubois, Gwendolyn Brook, Zoral Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, James Baldwin and many more writers have paved the way for the work's of African American literature. ...

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