Langston Hughes
1902 - 1967
General Information
Bio
(1902-1967) Poet, writer, “Poet Laureate of Harlem.” Langston Hughes worked, growing onions on a truck farm on Staten Island, in 1922. Hughes was a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Mr. Hughes moved to Manhattan, New York, from Missouri in 1921; he studied at Columbia University, and later lived at 20 East 127th Street, New York, New York.
Full Name
Langston Hughes
Locations
Richmond
Author's Timeline
1902
BIRTH
Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1902.
1921
OTHER
Mr. Hughes moved to Manhattan, New York, from Missouri in 1921; he studied at Columbia University, and later lived at 20 East 127th Street.
1922
OTHER
Mr. Hughes worked growing onions on a truck farm on Staten Island, New York, in 1922.
1926
LITWORK
The Weary Blues
Alfred A. Knopf
Collection of poetry.
Alfred A. Knopf
Collection of poetry.
1930
LITWORK
Not Without Laughter
Knopf
Novel.
Knopf
Novel.
1932
LITWORK
The Dream Keeper and Other Poems
New York: A. A. Knopf
9780394910963
Children's book illustrated by Helen Sewell.
New York: A. A. Knopf
9780394910963
Children's book illustrated by Helen Sewell.
1934
LITWORK
The Ways Of White Folks
Knopf
Collection of short stories.
Knopf
Collection of short stories.
1934
LITWORK
The Negro Looks at Soviet Central Asia
Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the USSR
Nonfiction.
Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the USSR
Nonfiction.
1935
LITWORK
Mulatto
Play.
Play.
1940
LITWORK
The Big Sea
Knopf
Autobiography.
Knopf
Autobiography.
1942
LITWORK
Shakespeare in Harlem
Alfred A. Knopf
Collection of poetry written with Robert Glenn.
Alfred A. Knopf
Collection of poetry written with Robert Glenn.
1956
LITWORK
I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey
Rinehart
Memoir.
Rinehart
Memoir.
1965
LITWORK
Simple's Uncle Sam
Hill and Wang
Collection of stories.
Hill and Wang
Collection of stories.
1967
DEATH
Langston Hughes died in New York City, New York, in 1967.
1967
INTERMENT
Langston Hughes was cremated and his ashes are buried in the Schomburg Library of African American Culture in Harlem, New York.
1967
LITWORK
The Panther and the Lash: Poems of Our Times
Alfred A. Knopf
0394404173 / 978-0394404172
Poetry.
Alfred A. Knopf
0394404173 / 978-0394404172
Poetry.
1991
LITWORK
Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life
HarperPerennial
0060553014 / 978-0060553012
Play written with Zora Neale Hurston; written in 1930, first produced and published in 1991.
HarperPerennial
0060553014 / 978-0060553012
Play written with Zora Neale Hurston; written in 1930, first produced and published in 1991.
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