who was langston hughes's?
Twentieth century writer and poet Langston Hughes. Born: February 1, 1902. Died: May 22, 1967. Langston Hughes was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, which was the African American artistic movement in the 1920s that celebrated black life and culture. Hughes's creative genius was influenced by his life in New York City's Harlem, a primarily African American neighborhood.