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birth date/ birth place
Langston was born on February 1, 1902 and grew up in Joplin , Missouri -
Early Life
his parents were separated after his birth and that cause of him getting raised by his mother and his grandfather. he also graduated from high school in 1920.He had an daughter named Caroline and she grew up and become a schoolteacher and she got married. -
Education and jobs
Langston in total had 9 jobs but poet was his best and he wrote novels short stories essays and plays. he attended Lincoln University around this time thats when he started writing. -
how did he change society
Langston Hughes was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, which was the African American artistic movement in the 1920s that celebrated black life and culture. -
fun facts
one of a fun fact about angston was that he got an bachelor’s degree,and After spending some years in Europe langston enrolled in the historically black Lincoln University where he completed his education. -
obstacles he overcame
Langston had many obstacles to overcome in his lifetime. One of them being that he was black and another was him being a homosexual during a time that something like this was NOT accepted. In his short story he wrote he speaks of his father's being mad at him for being gay. -
Death date
Langston death date was may 22, 1967 -
Accomplishments
he was an important writer and thinker of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1990s. he also had some good poems -
contributions to the black community
Langston literary works helped shape American literature and politics. he was the most important writer and thinker in harlem Renaissance.
