Langston Hughes

James Mercer Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was one of the most influential and well-known African American authors, novelists and playwrights of the twentieth century, pioneering a new literary art form known as “jazz poetry”. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. His poem, I, Too, was featured in the movie The Great Debaters (recited by Denzel Washington). 

 

Langston Hughes (1902-1967)