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Born in Joplin, Missouri
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Langston's life
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His parents separated as he moved homes repeatedly staying with relatives and friends
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He graduated
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Enrolls at Columbia University
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Wins the Opportunity magazine poetry contest
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Receives B.A. degree
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The Ways of White Folk is published
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Begins writing columns for the Chicago Defender
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Inducted into the National Institute of Arts and Letters
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Died in New York, United States
