Langston Hughes
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About Langston Hughes
(February 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967) Born in Joplin, Missouri, James Langston Hughes was a member of an abolitionist family. He was the great-great-grandson of Charles Henry Langston, brother of John Mercer Langston, who was the first Black American to be elected to public office, in 1855. Hughes attended Central High School in Cleveland, Ohio, but began writing poetry in the eighth grade, and was selected as Class Poet. His father didn't think he would be able to make a living at writing, and encouraged him to pursue a more practical career.
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I Have Known Rivers
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The Negro Speaks of Rivers
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The Weary Blues
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Dreams
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I Too
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Ballad Of The Gypsy
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Mother to Son
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Sylvester's Dying Bed
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Trumpet Player
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Mulatto
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The Story of the Blues
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Still Here
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Homesick Blues
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Night and Morn
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In My Poetry (Commentary)
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We Are the American Heartbreak (Commentary)
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Feet Live Their Own Life
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Blues Montage, Pt. 1: Opening Blues/Blues Montage
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Ma Lord
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One Way Ticket
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Portraits of Langston: V. Jazz Band in a Parisian Cabaret
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The Struggle
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Rhythms of the World
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Blues Montage
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Mama and Daughter
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Lincoln Monument; Washington; Aunt Sue's Stories
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Life Is Fine
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Testament
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Blues At Dawn
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As I Go
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The South
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Ku-Klux-Klan
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I, Too
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I'm Gonna Testify
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Puzzled
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Merry-Go-Round
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Hey (Night) Too Blue Ballad of the Fortune Teller
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Morning After
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Simple Prayers a Prayer
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Six-Bits Blues
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Introduction to the Negro Speaks of Rivers
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I Went to Columbia (Commentary)
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Note On the Commercial Theatre
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Blues Montage, Pt. 2: Commercial Theatre/Morning After
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The Weary Blues; Wide River; Homesick Blues; Night and Morn
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As I Grew Older; I, Too
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Kid Sleepy
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Negro Speaks of Rivers
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Cultural Exchange
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