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| − | Langston Hughes' father left his family in Missouri shortly after he was born (he was a lawyer, unable to practice his profession, and went to Mexico), and when he was eight his mother sent him to live with his grandmother in Lawrence, Kansas. After she died he was happily fostered by a childless couple until he rejoined his mother, who had remarried. | + | Langston Hughes' father left his family in [[Missouri]] shortly after he was born (he was a lawyer, unable to practice his profession, and went to [[Mexico]]), and when he was eight his mother sent him to live with his grandmother in Lawrence, [[Kansas]]. After she died he was happily fostered by a childless couple until he rejoined his mother, who had remarried. |
| − | He was recognized as a promising poet while still in school and was first published in 1921. He worked as a merchant seaman in 1923-24 and was widely traveled in Africa, Europe and America, and was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance, along with '''Countée Cullen''' and '''Zora Neale Hurston'''. He graduated from Lincoln University in 1929. | + | He was recognized as a promising poet while still in school and was first published in 1921. He worked as a merchant seaman in 1923-24 and was widely traveled in Africa, Europe and America, and was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance, along with '''Countée Cullen''' and '''[[Zora Neale Hurston]]'''. He graduated from Lincoln University in 1929. |
His politics were radical-left and he spent some time in the Soviet Union. | His politics were radical-left and he spent some time in the Soviet Union. | ||
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His awards included a Guggenheim Fellowship (1935) and a Rosenwald Fellowship (1940). | His awards included a Guggenheim Fellowship (1935) and a Rosenwald Fellowship (1940). | ||
| − | He wrote 16 volumes of poetry, two novels, three collections of short stories, four volumes of other fiction, 20 plays, three volumes of autobiography, children's poetry, musical and opera libretti, TV and radio scripts and many magazine articles; he edited seven anthologies. | + | He wrote 16 volumes of poetry, two novels, three collections of short stories, four volumes of other fiction, 20 [[plays]], three volumes of autobiography, children's poetry, musical and opera libretti, TV and radio scripts and many magazine articles; he edited seven anthologies. |
| − | His home in Harlem is a New York City Preservation Commission landmark. | + | His home in Harlem is a [[New York]] City Preservation Commission landmark. |
== References == | == References == | ||
| − | Dever, Maria, and Dever, Aileen. Relative Origins: Famous Foster and Adopted People. (Portland: National Book Company, 1992) | + | Dever, Maria, and Dever, Aileen. Relative Origins: Famous Foster and [[Adopted]] People. (Portland: National Book Company, 1992) |
| − | Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, 1993-97 | + | Microsoft Encarta 98 [[Encyclopedia]], 1993-97 |
Dictionary of American Biography | Dictionary of American Biography | ||
Library of Congress. "Today in History: February 1: [Langston Hughes]." [Includes portrait]. Available at: [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/feb01.html] | Library of Congress. "Today in History: February 1: [Langston Hughes]." [Includes portrait]. Available at: [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/feb01.html] | ||
| − | Jackson, Andrew P. "Langston Hughes: The Poet Laureate of Harlem." | + | Jackson, Andrew P. "Langston Hughes: The Poet Laureate of Harlem." |
== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||
[[Category: Adopted Persons]] | [[Category: Adopted Persons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:05, 16 June 2021
Langston Hughes' father left his family in Missouri shortly after he was born (he was a lawyer, unable to practice his profession, and went to Mexico), and when he was eight his mother sent him to live with his grandmother in Lawrence, Kansas. After she died he was happily fostered by a childless couple until he rejoined his mother, who had remarried.
He was recognized as a promising poet while still in school and was first published in 1921. He worked as a merchant seaman in 1923-24 and was widely traveled in Africa, Europe and America, and was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance, along with Countée Cullen and Zora Neale Hurston. He graduated from Lincoln University in 1929.
His politics were radical-left and he spent some time in the Soviet Union.
His awards included a Guggenheim Fellowship (1935) and a Rosenwald Fellowship (1940).
He wrote 16 volumes of poetry, two novels, three collections of short stories, four volumes of other fiction, 20 plays, three volumes of autobiography, children's poetry, musical and opera libretti, TV and radio scripts and many magazine articles; he edited seven anthologies.
His home in Harlem is a New York City Preservation Commission landmark.
References
Dever, Maria, and Dever, Aileen. Relative Origins: Famous Foster and Adopted People. (Portland: National Book Company, 1992) Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, 1993-97 Dictionary of American Biography Library of Congress. "Today in History: February 1: [Langston Hughes]." [Includes portrait]. Available at: [1] Jackson, Andrew P. "Langston Hughes: The Poet Laureate of Harlem."