Langston hughes childhood

Langston Hughes’

Selected Poems

By: Isaac Shrier

Mason Mckenney

Tim Tran

A Lil’ Insight on Langston Hughes

• Born February 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri
• Parents divorced when he was young
• Graduated from Central High School in Cleveland Ohio
• Later attended Columbia University in New York
• In 1924 he moved to Washington DC
• Published his first book of poetry TheWeary Blues
• Finished his education at the University of Pennsylvania
• Wrote many works of poetry till his death
• Poetry Known as Afro American Fragment, The Weary Blues, and The Negro Speaks of Rivers
• He would write about issues involving African American History
• What made him unique was he didn’t see himself as a victim
• Most poems were produced from 1926-1967
• He died of cancer on May 22, 1967

Thesis

During the 1920s, Langston Hughes’

poems provided hope for the black

community while also influencing

the Harlem Renaissance and inspiring

other African Americans to fight for

their fre