Original: West, Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, 2003, p. 160 After the separation of his parents, while his mother travelled seeking employment, young Langston was raised mainly by his maternal grandmother Mary Patterson Langston in Kansas.
Simplified: Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, 2003, p. 160 Young Langston was cared for by his grandmother, in Lawrence, Kansas while his mother worked to support the family.