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James Langston Hughes

            James Langston Hughes, an American writer, was born into an abolitionist family on February 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. He was the grandson of James Mercer Langston, the first black American to be elected into a public office in 1855. Hughes's parents divorced when he was a small child because of a mutual agreement dealing with too much arguing between them. His wealthy father ended up moving to Mexico and his mother moved around constantly looking for work. Langston was no stranger to poverty since he made some of the journeys to different areas with his mother and there wasn't always enough money to support them wherever they lived. He had already lived in 6 different cities by the age of 12. The majority of the time though he was raised by his grandmother until the age of 13 so that he wouldn't have to live in the poor environment with his mother. His grandmother took very good care of him and told him stories about heroic ancestors who had fought slavery and racism. She instilled a lasting sense of pride in his heritage and culture. Langston regarded her as the most important person in his life and gave a lot of the credit from his achievements to her wonderful upraising of him. After age 13, he moved to Illinois to live with his now settled mother and her new husband after she got a job and got her life back on track financially. Langston attended Central High School in Cleveland, and began writing poetry in 8th grade where he was selected as the Class Poet. When Hughes was 19, his father offered to send him to college in Europe so that he could escape from the racism and segregation that affected every part of American life. But Langston refused to go to Europe because he didn't want to escape the African American ways. He wasn't ashamed of his heritage and would take any criticism that came along with it. So his father sent him to Columbia University on the grounds that he would study engineering.


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1. Langston Hughes

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2. Langston Hughes

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3. Langston Hughes

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4. Langston Hughes

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5. Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, to James and Carrie Hughes. James Hughes had a law degree, but was unable to maintain a law practice because of racism. ... His mother then moved to Lawrence, Kansas, where Hughes" grandmother, Mary Langston, lived. ... Langston Hughes died on May 22, 1967. ... Langston Hughes was a great man in Black rights history. ...

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6. Langston Hughes

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7. Langston Hughes

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8. The Life of Langston Hughes

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