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Multiethnic Literature 卫昌 Langston Hughes Richard Wright DArcy McNickle Basic Information Name James Mercer Langston Hughes Born February 1, 1902, United States Died May 22, 1967 (aged 65), New York City, United States Occupation Poet, columnist, dramatist, essayist, novelist Ethnicity African American, White American, Native American Life Experiences time experiences 1925 a busboy in a hotel in Washington D. C. met the influential poet, Vachel Lindsay, encouraged by him in writing poem and known as busboy poet. 1926 with the help of Carl Van Vechten, put his poems in a book, entitled The Weary Blues 1933 wrote a column for a newspaper, the main character of which was Jesse B Simple. 1935 one of the key speakers at American Writers Conference 1951 Montage of a Dream Deferred Honors and Awards · 1926: Witter Bynner Undergraduate Poetry Prize. · 1954: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. · 1960: the NAACP awarded Hughes the Spingarn Medal · 1961: National Institute of Arts and Letters. · 1963: Howard University awarded Hughes an honorary doctorate. · 1964: Western Reserve University awarded Hughes an honorary Litt.D. · 2002: Molefi Kete Asante listed Langston Hughes on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans. Works poetry Collections: The Weary Blues, 1926 Fine Clothes to the Jew, 1927 Let America Be America Again, 1938 Montage of a Dream Deferred, 1951 The Panther and the Lash: Poems of Our Times, 1967 The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, 1994 Works Novels and short story collections: Not Without Laughter. 1930 The Ways of White Folks. 1934 Simple Speaks His Mind. 1950 Sweet Flypaper of Life, 1955 Simples Uncle Sam. 1965 Works Non-fiction books: The Big Sea. 1940 Famous American Negroes. 1954 I Wonder as I Wander. 1956 Famous Negro Heroes of America. 1958 Fight for Freedom: The Story of the NAACP. 1962 Works plays: Mule Bone. 1931 Street Scene, contributed lyrics. 1947 Tambourines to Glory. 1956 Black Nativity. 1961 Jerico-Jim Crow. 1964 The Negr