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Article: STUDENTS PAYING TRIBUTE TO BLACKS LANGSTON HUGHES LOUIS ARMSTRONG ALEX HALEY CHARLES RICHARD DREW SOJOURNER TRUTH RICHARD NATHANIEL WRIGHT CHIEF JOHN A. DALE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- February 2, 1994
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Byline: ELIZABETH MALINOWSKI - BY ANN THOMAS - BY PILAR OTTO - BY CATHERINE TONIATTI - BY REBECCA HOGUE - BY TRACEY ROBERTS - BY OWEN SMITH
Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Mo., in February of 1902. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and attended high school. After graduating from high school in 1920, he wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." In September of 1921, he arrived in New York City and began studying at Columbia University.
After writing "The Weary Blues," he left for Africa and the Netherlands. He jumped ship at Rotterdam and traveled to Paris. There, Negro entertainers were in demand, for jazz had become popular. He went to work as a ...