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Leonard Crowther

English 156

1 November 2005

On February 1st, 1902, arguably the greatest African-American poet of all time was

born. He spoke for an entire race, and his words had a huge impact on the treatment of

black people and the manner in which they were viewed. He gave hope to those who felt

the same way as he did. Although we look back on his work and study it, at the time it

was released it had a very real impact to many people. He was Langston Hughes.

I believe Langston Hughes's name should be considered amongst the greatest

poets of all time. He was not only a voice of the African-American man in a time of

oppression, but also an all-around great poet despite race or subject matter. Although he

was most famous for his racially motivated poetry, he also wrote children's poetry,

fiction, magazine articles, essays, operas, musicals, and plays. Langston Hughes was one

of the most studious, as well as flexible writers......

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