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Langston Hughes is born in Joplin, Missouri
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Langston Hughes
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Langston Hughes' grandmother dies
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Langston moves to Lincoln Illinois to live with his mother and step mother, they, together move many times until finally settling in Cleveland, Ohio
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Langston graduates from highschool
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Langston moves to Washington D.C.
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Langston publishes his first book of poetry "The Weary Blues"
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Langston publishes his first novel "Not Without Laughter"
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Langston dies of complications from prostate cancer