Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes was born

Feb 1, 1902

Langston Hughes was born in Joplin,Missouri.

Langston moves to Lincon Illinois

Mar 1, 1914

Langston moves to lincon, Illinois to stay with his newly remarried parents.

Langston Graduates primary school

Jun 1, 1916

Langston Hughes Graduates from primary school and is elected class poet. soon after his,his family settles in Cleveland Ohio.

Langston Hughes Graduates from highschool

Jun 1, 1920

Langston Hughes graduates from highschool in Cleveland and moves to mexico to be with his father. on the train to see him Hughes pens the poem "the negro speaks of rivers".

"The negro speaks of river"

Mar 8, 1921

"The negro speaks of river" is published in the NAACP journal crisis.

Hughes leaves Columbia

Oct 11, 1922

Though Hughes loves the vibrant arts and social scene in Harlem, he is disappointed by the racial discrimination he encounters in college. Hughes leaves Columbia university after just one year.

S.S. Malone

Apr 29, 1923

Hughes gets a job aboared the S.S. malone and, for six months travels by freighter to west Africa and Europe. He works briefly as a cook in paris.

Hughes is discovered

Nov 8, 1924

Hughes moves to Washington D.C. while bussing tables at the Wardman Park Hotel, Hughes notices the poet Vachel Lindsay dining in the restaruant and slips some of his poem on Lindsay's table. Lindsay puts the young poet in touch with editors at knpof.

Hughes Father dies

Dec 9, 1934

The Ways of White Folks, Hughes' first short story collection, is published. This same year, his father passes away.

Langston Hughes passes away

May 22, 1967

Langston Hughes dies of complications from prostate cancer. The New York City Preservation Commission later makes his home at 20 East 127th Street a city landmark.