"James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best-known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance."
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Famous poems by Langston Hughes include:
I, Too, Sing America
Let America Be America Again
Life Is Fine