Langston Hughes

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Langston Hughes

• Brandon Badilla
• Ms Rosa
• Social Studies/Black History

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When and where was he born?

• He was born on February 1,1902 in Joplin,
  Missouri.

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When did he die?

• He died on May 22, 1967.

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Give two facts about his childhood.

• He did not live with his parent, but was raised
  by his maternal grandmother.
• As a teenager, he lived with his mother in
  Lincoln, Illinois and Cleveland, Ohio.

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What was he famous for?

• He was a poet, short story writer, novelist, and
  dramatist.
• He was also known for infusing the rhythms of
  jazz and blues into his poetry.

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Give three facts about his family.

• Hughes father lived in Mexico because there
  blacks where able to own property.
• His grandmother was an activist whose first
  husband was killed at the slave rebellion at
  Harpers Ferry.
• His grandmother s second husband, Hughes
  grandfather, was the brother of abolitionist John
  Mercer Langston.

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Name two of his family.
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Some of his work.

• Dream Variations
• My people
• Dreams
• I, Too, Sing America Be
• American Again
• Life is Fine
• Madam and her Madam
• Madam and her Phone Bill
• The Negro Speaks of Rivers
• Night Funeral in Harlem
• Po Boy Blues
• Theme for English B
• The Weary Blues
• Will V-Day Be Me- Day Too?

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Who was he influenced by?

• Hughes was influenced by Carl Sandburg, Walt
  Whitman, and Paul Laurence Dunbar.

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What was his first written work?

• In 1921 his first poem was public