Langston Hughes was a leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance and a pioneer of jazz poetry.
He spent his high school years in Cleveland, Ohio, and published "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" soon after graduating. He wrote poems, novels, plays and essays about Black American life.
Key Facts
- Lived: 1901 to 1967
- Attended Central High School in Cleveland
- Published The Weary Blues in 1926
- Wrote across poetry, fiction, drama and journalism
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