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Langston Hughes

Topic: Langston Hughes is one of the key parts in the acceptance of African Americans.

Thesis: Langston Hughes is one of the key parts of the acceptance of African Americans because of his exposure of their disposition, writing about African Americans, and showing that African Americans can be creative to.

Source 1: (web) "Langston Hughes." //poets.org//. American Poets, 2010. Web. 27 Apr 2010. 1. he is most popular historic poet. 2. went to the university of Columbia 3. James Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri 4. had a lot of jobs during college like an assistant cook, launderer, and a busboy 5. lived in Europe and Africa as a seman 6. his first book was "The Weary Blues." 7. loved writing throughout his life. 8. first book of poetry was published in 1926 9. finished his college education in Lincoln and Pennsylvania university 10. wrote first novel in 1930 called "Not Without Laughter. 11. won the Harmon gold medal for literature. 12. he was known for his portrayal of the black life in America 14. he wrote short stories, novels, plays and poetry. 15. Hughes didn't differentiate between his personal experience and common experience of black America 16. he wanted to get out the stories of his culture 17. he wanted the white nation to know of black suffering and love 18. died of prostate cancer on May 22, 1967, in New York 19. he was memorized because of his writing 20. named a street after him East 127th Street in Harlem

Source 2: (online print) Taylor, Henry. //He Heard America Jiving// (1994): 2. Web. 28 Apr 2010. 21. he had a very big influence on jazz music 22. "Langston Hughes is one of the essential figures in American literature" 23. quoted in several different articles as "life changing" 24. he wrote about 860 poems 25. only published 260 poems 26. influenced peace amongst black and white people 27. Hughes believed in his poetry changing the world 28. published about 17 books 29. published a little over 200 poems 30. he wrote a lot about his culture 31. tried to get white and black to cooperate 32. one of his famous poems was "The negro speaks of rivers" 33. won a medal from the NAACP 34. poems contain a lot of references to the "negro" 35. wrote a lot about dreams 36. most memorable poem was "A Dream Differed" 37. poem used in Nike commercial "A Dream Differed" 38. known as the voice for the American negro 39. known for his creativity 40. poems contain intense imagery

Source 3: (online print) Hill, Laban. "A Jazzed-Up Langston Hughes ." (2009): 2. Web. 28 Apr 2010.  41. started writing after he witnessed a riot at a jazz festival 42. intense meaning in poems 43. he would tease with his poems known as "dozens" 44. influenced"twelve moods of jazz" 45. hughes death stopped jazz performances 46. dreamed of rich "Negros" with white servants 47. songs inspired the speaking out of African Americans 48. poems inspired by Martin Luther king 49. died in 1967 50. used repetition 51. similes and hyperbole's used a lot 52. poems made into songs 53. some of his poems have been used in speeches 54. poems won 2 awards 55. NAACP award winner 56. opportunity poetry award winner 57. first successful black poet 58. inspire integration 59. strong love for people shown by his poems 60. died at the age of 62

Source 4: (web) Solloway, John. "Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance ." //www.questionpoint.org//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr 2010.  61. wrote on what he heard on his return to NY 62. he was inspired by his blues and jazz 63. used jazz and blues rhythm in his poetry 64. when he moved back to NY thats what inspired him to write 65. in poems spoke for the poor and homeless 66. wrote of people's daily lives 67. known as Harlem's poet 68. jazz band played at his funeral 69. favorite book was The Souls of the Black Folk 70. lived in a lot of different places 71. didnt know his father 72. quit college at Columbia university 73. inspired the music 74. sent many poems to "the Crisis" trying to get one published 75. wrote while away and when he got back published his book of poems 76. finnally published poems in "The Crisis" 77. inspired "Great Migration" 78. couldnt stay away from Harlem 79. grandmother died when he was twelve 80. dad fled to Mexico before he was born