Langston Hughes

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Langston Hughes
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Childhood

• Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri on
  February 1,1902.
• Both of his parents were bookkeepers, so he grew
  up being around all different types of
  literature.
• His family also belonged to an Abolitionist
  group, which fought for the rights of
  African-Americans during the early part of the
  20th century.

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Langston was from humble origins, and he
developed a real love and admiration for poor
African Americans in society whom he called,
low-down folks.
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Harlem Renaissance

• Langston worked many jobs before becoming a
  professional writer.
• For most of his life, he lived among ordinary
  people and experienced first hand their struggles
  in society.
• Langston Hughes career was influenced and shaped
  by the struggles of poor black families as a
  result of his experiences.

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Harlem Renaissance

• Hughes career really took off during the Harlem
  Renaissance, which happened in the early 1920s in
  Harlem, New York.
• All of a sudden there was an explosion of
  African-American art, music, poetry, and writing
  that was widely respected and appreciated by many
  people including many white people who had
  treated African-Americans poorly in the past.

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Harlem Renaissance

• During this time, jazz evolved and permeated into
  almost every aspect of art and daily life in
  Harlem.
• People from far and wide came to visit art
  exhibits, dance to music, and listen to poetry
  readings.
• A place that was once poor and desolate, was
  thriving and full of life.

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Influences

• People began listening to what artists like,
  Langston Hughes, had to say at this time.
• For many artists, the messages were similar.
• Black artists used their art to get across their
  feelings about politics and injustice.

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And My Did the world begin to listen
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Langston Hughes