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Langston Hughes

Celebrated author and activist who fused poetry and jazz and was an early champion of civil rights for African-Americans.

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1920s - 1960s

February 1, 1901 in Joplin, MO

May 22, 1967 in New York, NY

Comedy/Spoken

Beat Poetry, Spoken Word

James Langston Hughes

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