Langston Hughes

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Langston Hughes

• Walter Pineda
• 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 died?

• He died on May 22, 1967.

4
Give two facts about his childhood?

• He did not live with his parents, 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.

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Give three facts about his family?

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

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Some of his works?

• Dream Variations
• My People
• Dreams
• I, Too, Sing America
• Let America Be
• America Again
• Life Is Fine
• Madam And Her
• Madam

• Madam And The 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?