1. Langston Hughes
When the women at the box office of the only movie theatre in Lawrence, Kansas pushed the twelve-year old boys nickel back and pointed to a new sign "Color Not Admitted," she laid a shaping hand on that world. ... Langston Hughes" early life prepared him well to write about humanity, for as a child and young man he lived in different places and met many different kinds of people. ... The now 14 teen year-old Hughes was elected class poet and giving the opportunity to give the graduation speech at the elementary school. ... The city on the other hand offered many exciting diversions to the impr...
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- Approx Pages: 5
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- Grade Level: High School