Langston Hughes Facts
Langston Hughes Facts
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Langston's father wanted him to pursue engineering which he did at Columbia University before dropping out. |
After leaving Columbia Langston Hughes traveled through Europe and Africa. |
Upon his return to the United States, Langston earned his BA in English from Lincoln University. One of his classmates was future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. |
Langston Hughes wrote a play that opened on Broadway in 1935, titled Mulatto. |
During the McCarthyism era Langston Hughes was detained for questioning because of his fascination with Communism which he developed during his trips to the Soviet Union. |
Langston Hughes most famous poem was 'Negro Speaks of Rivers' which he wrote in high school. His epitaph came from this poem - 'my soul has grown deep as the rivers'. |
Langston Hughes autobiography titles The Big Sea was published when he was 28 years old. |
Langston Hughes lived at East 127th Street in Harlem, which has since become a national registered landmark. |
Langston Hughes work as a writer included novels, columns, plays, poetry, and jazz poetry. |
Both of Langston Hughes great grandfathers lived in Kentucky and were white slave owners. Both of his paternal great grandmothers were enslaved African Americans. |
Langston Hughes first jazz poem was When Sue Wears Red, which he wrote while still in high school. |
Langston Hughes first poetry collection was published in 1926, titled The Weary Blues. |
Langston Hughes first novel was published in 1930 titled Without Laughter. |
Langston Hughes first short story collection was published in 1934, titled The Ways of White Folks. It is still considered to be one of his best works. |
Langston Hughes became involved in the Harlem Renaissance from the time he attended Columbia University. |
Langston worked for the Chicago Defender for 20 years as a columnist. |
Langston worked as a newspaper correspondent in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. |
Langston Hughes never married and never had any children. He remained a resident of Harlem in New York City for most of his life. |
Langston Hughes was awarded several honorary degrees from various universities. |
Following Langston's death the City College of New York created the Langston Hughes Medal for African American writers. |
Langston Hughes died at the age of 65 after prostate cancer surgery complications. |
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