Langston Hughes

Birth

Feb 1, 1902

Langston Hughes was born Febuary 1st 1902.

Life with Mom and Graduating High School

Jun 16, 1920

During this period he lives with his mother in Lincoln, Illinois, and in Cleveland, Ohio where he attended high school where he graduated on June 16, 1920

Published "The Weary Blues"

Dec 1, 1925

Hughes wins the Opportunity Magazine poetry contest for "The Weary Blues".
The Weary Blues is published by Alfred Knopf and Hughes.

First Book

Dec 12, 1927

Hughes book of poems, Fine Clothes to the Jew, is published by Alfred Knopf

Receives Degree

Dec 20, 1929

Hughes receives a B.A. degree from Lincoln University

More published works

Feb 9, 1935

Hughes publishes his novel, Not Without Laughter, The Dream Keeper and Other Poems
The Ways of White Folks, a collection of short stories, is published
Hughes's play, "Mulatto," opens on Broadway

First Audiobiography

Apr 5, 1941

Hughes establishes his theatre troupe in Los Angeles and publishes The Big Sea, his first autobiography

Second Autobiography

Aug 12, 1956

I Wonder As I Wander, Hughes's second autobiography, is published.

He was Inducted

Oct 16, 1961

Hughes was inducted into the National Institute of Arts and Letters and publishes Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz, a collection of poetry

Death

May 22, 1967

Hughes Died May 22, 1967 (aged 65) in New York, United States
Hughes' Panther and the Lash was posthumously published