Langston Hughes

Hughes in 1902

James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that "the negro was in vogue" which was later paraphrased as "when Harlem was in vogue". 1936 photo by Carl Van Vechten

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Meschrabpom's Group

Meschrabpom's American Negro Film Group aboard S.S. Europa, 1932. Langston Hughes (second row from top, 3rd from the right). Also shown noted African American authors/playrights Dorothy West,Ted Poston, Henry Moon Lee, Loren Miller among others.

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