Feb 25, 2025 · Langston Hughes (born February 1, 1901?, Joplin, Missouri, U.S.—died May 22, 1967, Manhattan, New York) was an American writer who was an important figure in the …

James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 [1] – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest …

Jan 19, 2024 · James Mercer Langston Hughes, better known as Langston Hughes, was born in Joplin, Missouri. His birth date—likely February 1, 1901—is the subject of some debate.

James Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1901, in Joplin, Missouri. Hughes’s birth year was revised from 1902 to 1901 after new research from 2018 uncovered that he had …

Jan 24, 2023 · Hughes was born February 1, 1902 (although some evidence shows it may have been 1901), in Joplin, Missouri, to James and Caroline Hughes. When he was a young boy, …

Langston Hughes, born February 1, 1902, was an American poet and social activist. A central figure in the Harlem Renaissance, his works explore racial identity, social justice, and the …

Jun 26, 2023 · Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was an influential American poet, novelist, playwright, and social activist. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Hughes became one of the leading …

Langston Hughes was an American writer who was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance and who vividly depicted the African American experience through his writings, …

Jan 19, 2007 · Poet, novelist, playwright, librettist, essayist, and translator, James Mercer Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri on February 1, 1902, to parents Caroline …

Langston Hughes (1902-1967) is perhaps the best-known African American poet of the twentieth-century. Born in Joplin, Missouri, as a young man Hughes also spent time in Mexico, Chicago, …