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Born
Langston Hughes was born Feb. 1st 1902 in Joplin Missouri. -
He lived with his grandmother
When Langston Hughes was young his father moved to mexico and he went to live with his grandmother. -
He started writing poetry
He started writing poetry in Lincon, Illinois -
Moved to Washington DC
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First book of poetry published
His first book of poetry called The Weary Blues, was published by Alfred A. Kopf -
First novel won gold medal for lititure
His novel called Not Without Laughter, won the Harmon gold medal. -
Died
Langston Hughes died from complications from prostate cancer in New York. He was only 65 when he died
