Langston Hughes of Kansas
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Langston Hughes of Kansas
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Photos and extensive biographical article about Langston Hughes (1902-1967), a nationally prominent African American fiction writer and poet, "born in 1902 in Joplin, Mo., yet from 1903 to 1915 liv[ing] primarily in Lawrence," Kansas. Description of his life and career, experiencing much of his later writing material in his days in different towns in Kansas.
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Creator: Scott, Mark
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1980
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Kansas History
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Page 2: "Langston Hughes (1902-1967), called by admirers the 'Negro Poet Laureate,' was devoted to a dream of racial equality. His poetry reflects much of his own life, and his experiences of racism, poverty, and loneliness were first encountered in Kansas where he spent most of his childhood."
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This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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