LANGSTON HUGHES Bibliography In 1902, Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri. He grew up in many different places such as Kansas, Illinois, and Ohio. His birth given name was James Mercer Langston Hughes. Later he dropped the first two names. Mary Patterson Leary Carrie Mercer Langston Hughes, Langston’s mother, was a schoolteacher. Langston’s father, James Nathaniel Langston Hughes, was never around. Langston mainly lived with his mother. When Langston was very young his …showed first 75 words of 707 total…

…showed last 75 words of 707 total…how he feels different from everyone else. “Langston Hughes had a significant impact on the society of Harlem”(AAP, 1997-2000). He has written many different types of literature. Though over seas and the Harlem Renaissance influenced Langston Hughes, he was able to become an influential poet. By setting an example of working through oppression, Hughes moved many the masses. Langston Hughes is a poet who will continue to influence American literature for centuries to come.