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Langston Hughes

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  • First published poetry

    First published poetry
    Hughes's first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1926

  • Witter Bynner Undergraduate Poetry Prize.

    Hughes won the Witter Bynner Undergraduate Poetry Prize.

  • Won the harmon gold medal for literature

    Won the harmon gold medal for literature
    Hughes won the harmon gold medal for literature for his first novel, Not Without Laughter.

  • Honorary Litt. D,

    Honorary Litt. D,
    Lincoln University awarded Hughes an honorary Litt.D.

  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

    Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
    Hughes won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award.

  • Award from NAACP

    Award from NAACP
    The NAACP awarded Hughes the Spingarn Medal for distinguished achievements by an African American.

  • The Panther and the Lash: Poems of Our Times

    The Panther and the Lash: Poems of Our Times
    Published poetry.

  • Top 100 African Americans List

    Scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Langston Hughes on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.