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Childhood.
His parent names were Carrie M. Langston and James N. Hughes. His parents separated soon after his birth, and Hughes was raised mainly by his mother, his grandmother, and a childless couple, the Reeds.
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His parents got divorced when he was 2 years old. He was sent to live with his grandmother Mary when he was 2 years old and live with her until he was in his later teens.
Langston Hughes parent got divorced soon after he was born. He was sent to live with his grandma Mary at a very young age. When he was 18 years old he left her house to go high school.
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Famous for
He went on to write countless works of poetry, prose and plays, as well as a popular column for the Chicago Defender. He was Known as one of the founding fathers of the , Langston Hughes continuously fought for social justice and racial equality through his literature.
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Family
Langston Hughes had a complex ancestry. After their marriage, Charles Langston moved with his family to Kansas were he became a poet. they never had kids together.
He went to school at Lincoln university, and Columbia university. He went to poet school and became a poet in his later life after he graduated from high school and college.
Significant Life Events
Langston Hughes was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, which was the African American artistic movement in the 1920s that celebrated black life and culture. Hughes's creative genius was influenced by his life in New York City's Harlem, He helped make the first ever black and white neighborhood that they all life together so close like that do now a days.
Impact on America
He won 4 awards one was the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction, Another one was Spingarn Medal, another one was Quill Award for Poetry, the last one was Creative Arts,US and Canada. He accomplished Langston Hughes was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, which was the African American artistic movement in the 1920s that celebrated black life and culture. Hughes's creative genius was influenced by his life in New York City's Harlem, a primarily African American neighborhood. Hughes's creative genius was influenced by his life in New York City's Harlem, a primarily African American neighborhood. His literary works helped shape American literature and politics. Hughes, like others active in the Harlem Renaissance, had a strong sense of racial pride.
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This book is for my Daddy who loves history very much! Who is a real history loving guy!
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Childhood.
His parent names were Carrie M. Langston and James N. Hughes. His parents separated soon after his birth, and Hughes was raised mainly by his mother, his grandmother, and a childless couple, the Reeds.
![](https://images2-cdn.storyjumper.net/transcoder.png?trim&id=2f-d3cihr2m98-5hw4mv27l&maxw=128&maxh=128)
His parents got divorced when he was 2 years old. He was sent to live with his grandmother Mary when he was 2 years old and live with her until he was in his later teens.
Langston Hughes parent got divorced soon after he was born. He was sent to live with his grandma Mary at a very young age. When he was 18 years old he left her house to go high school.
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