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Langston Hughes lived in my hometown (Lawrence, KS)

working4theweekend @working4theweekend (2403) • United States 18 Dec 06

Born in 1902, Hughes spent his early years living with his mother or grandmother in Lawrence and Topeka. His childhood was a lonely time and he fought the loneliness by writing poetry. One of his early poems, "The Negro Speaks of...