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Langston Hughes

American writer and social activist (1901–1967)

Type

human · Source · 2026-10-20

Gender

male · Source · 2026-10-20

Date of birth

1901-02-01 · Source · 2026-10-20

Age

Unknown

Country of citizenship

United States · Source · 2026-10-20

Occupation

poet · novelist · playwright · essayist · writer · journalist · children's writer · biographer · opinion journalist · theatre manager · librettist · Source · 2026-10-20

Age at death

66 · Source · 2026-10-20

Field

creative and professional writing · prose · poetry · theatre · opinion journalism · Harlem Renaissance · civil and political rights · civil rights · Source · 2026-10-20

Source

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Langston_Hughes_by_Carl_Van_Vechten_Trim.jpg

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