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| February 1, 1902 - may 22, 1967 |
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| T or F - Member of slaveholding family |
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| False - Member of abolitionist family |
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| Central High School, Cleveland, Ohio |
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| began writing poetry in 8th grade, was the Class Poet |
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| Father's view of poetry as occupation |
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did not approve
paid for Hughes' college at Columbia University if he studied engineering |
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| "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" |
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| 2 magazines that published his poems |
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| 1923 - NIgeria, the Congo, Italy, France, Spain, Russia, Guinea |
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| Favorite pastimes while traveling |
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| sitting in blues clubs, listening to jazz and writing poetry |
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| New style of writing sprouted from his travels |
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| "The Weary Blues" - series of poems |
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| returned to Harlem during "Harlem Renaissance" ... a time of emphasis on black culture. his work flourished during this time |
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| traveled to Washington D.C. to spend as much time as possible in blues and jazz clubs |
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| Time at Lincoln University |
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received scholarship to attend here
1929 received BA degree
1943 - received honorary doctorate of literature |
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| 40 yrs wrote: 16 books of poetry, 3 collections of short stories, 20 plays, 3 autobios, etc. |
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| May 22, 1967. died of cancer |
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| house in Harlem, N.Y. given landmark status, and block on which he lived was renamed Langston Hughes Place |
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