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- Langston HughesStoryFEBUARY 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967by: Justice Herring
- Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902. In Joplin,Mo.(Rampersad 24).
- he attended Central High School from 1916 to 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio(Rampersad 24).
- he was elected class poet and editor of the yearbook(Rampersad 24).
- He began publishing poems and stories in the school montlhy magazine(Rampersad 24).
- He started launching poems such as, "Mother to Son", "When Sue Wears Red", my people, and youth, which announced African American Literature (Rampersad 24).
- In 1925, when Hughes had no more time to write, He quit. (Williams 18).
- His sexuality was debated for years because he never romantically to a woman ever(Schulz 85) .
- in June 1921, The Crisis published his first poem to appear in a national magazine. this was "The Negro Speaks Of Rives."(Rampersad 24).
- Hughes earned his degree in 1929(Williams 18).
- In 1934, he published his first collection of shorty stories, The Ways of White People. (Williams 18).
- His multiracial background of african, French, Native, and English, Influened much of his poetry in life(Williams 18).
- He published his first book of poems "The Weary Blues." one year later.(Williams 18).
- In 1937, he served as a war correspondent(Schulz 85).
- in 1949, he wrote a play that inspired the opera troubled island(Schulz 85).
- Hughes died May 22, 1967. due to prostate cancer (Schulz 85).
- In 1951, he published another poem "Harlem what happens to a dream differed?" how the american dreams falls short for a black person (Schulz 85).
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