Langston Hughes James Langston Hughes, James Mercer Langston Hughes

American writer and social activist

Sex or Gender:

male

Date of Birth:

1902-02-01

Place of Birth:

Joplin

Date of Death:

1967-05-22

Place of Death:

New York (at present: New York City)

Country of citizenship:

United States of America

Father:

James Nathaniel Hughes

Mother:

Carrie Langston

Occupation:

poet
novelist
playwright
essayist
writer
journalist
children's writer
biographer
opinion journalist

Era:

Harlem Renaissance
jazz poetry

Viaf ID:

44315795