![]() ![]() Langston Hughes died of heart failure on May 22, 1967. ![]() His numerous published volumes include, "The Weary Blues," "Fine Clothes to the Jew," and "Montage of a Dream Deferred." Hughes earned several awards during his lifetime including: a Guggenheim fellowship, an American Academy of Arts and Letters Grant, and a Spingarn Medal from the NAACP. While many recognized his talent, many blacks disapproved of his unflattering portrayal of black life. In addition to the black dialect, he incorporated the rhythms of jazz and the blues into his poetry. Hughes is noted for his depictions of the black experience. He soon obtained a scholarship to Lincoln University and had several works published. ![]() While working as a busboy, he showed his poems to American poet Vachel Lindsay, who helped launch his career. Hughes briefly attended Columbia University before working numerous jobs including busboy, cook, and steward. Check out some of his work: Harlem Renaissance: Four Novels of the 1930s (DB091302) I Wonder as I Wander: an Autobiographical Journey (DB040144) Mule. audiobook (Unabridged) An Autobiographical Journey. ![]() Langston Hughes, FebruLangston Hughes, one of the foremost black writers to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance, was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Mo. In I Wonder as I Wander, Langston Hughes vividly recalls the most dramatic and intimate moments of. ![]()
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