Langston Hughes
![Portrait by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1936](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/LangstonHughes_crop.jpg)
Growing up in a series of Midwestern towns, Hughes became a prolific writer at an early age. He moved to New York City as a young man, where he made his career. He graduated from high school in Cleveland, Ohio, and soon began studies at Columbia University in New York City. Although he dropped out, he gained notice from New York publishers, first in ''The Crisis'' magazine and then from book publishers, and became known in the creative community in Harlem. His first poetry collection, ''The Weary Blues'', was published in 1926. Hughes eventually graduated from Lincoln University.
In addition to poetry, Hughes wrote plays and published short story collections, novels, and several nonfiction works. From 1942 to 1962, as the civil rights movement gained traction, Hughes wrote an in-depth weekly opinion column in a leading black newspaper, ''The Chicago Defender''. Provided by Wikipedia
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