Hughes attended Central High School in Cleveland, Ohio, but began writing poetry in the eighth grade and was selected as Class Poet. ... Through these experiences, a new rhythm emerged in his writing, and a series of poems such as The Weary Blues were penned. ... At this time, Hughes's work was frequently published and his writing flourished. ... Woodson, editor of the Journal of Negro Life and History and founder of Black History Week in 1926. ... In the forty-one years between his first book in 1926 and his death in 1967, he devoted his life to writing and lecturing. ...

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The term Harlem Renaissance refers to an artistic, cultural, and social growing of writing about race and the African American's place in American life during the early 1920s and 1930s. ... Magazines as The Crisis, a monthly journal of the NAACP, and Opportunity, an official publication of the Urban League, employed Harlem Renaissance writers on their editorial staff; published poetry and short stories by black writers; and promoted African American literature through articles, reviews, and annual literary prizes. ... In the last analysis, the Harlem Renaissance ended when most of those ...

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