... In spite of these obstacles, Langston developed a natural sense of self-confidence. Langston learned to endure the hardships of prejudice without surrendering his dignity or pride. When Langston was twelve years old his grandmother died, and he went to live with some family and friends. When he was thirteen, his mother finally sent for him to join her in Lincoln, Missouri ... return to New York in 1924 signaled the beginning of his fame. Publishing his jazz-tinged poems in the NAACP's Crisis and the Urban League's Opportunity, Hughes became a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. At its...

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