Summary: <strong>Langston Hughes</strong>, in full <strong>James Mercer Langston Hughes</strong>, (born February 1, 1902?, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Joplin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joplin</a>, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Missouri-state" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Missouri</a>, U.S.—died May 22, 1967, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/New-York-City" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New York</a>, New York), American writer who was an important figure in the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Harlem-Renaissance-American-literature-and-art" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harlem Renaissance</a>and made the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/African-American" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">African American</a> experience the subject of his writings, which ranged from <a href="https://www.britannica.com/art/poetry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">poetry</a> and plays to novels and newspaper columns. <em>-- Bio via Britannica.com. </em><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
