hughesjt

Feb 1 1902-may 22 1967

james T. buckeye may 2012

introduction Famous Quotation: "An artist must be free to choose what he

does ,certainly,but he also never be afrid to do what he might choose."

Best known for his calming and inspiring poems.

What I find interesting are that his poems emotions. in the "negro speaks of rivers' he was down and happy

3 Key qualities: Strong Mind Takes Action perseverance

I CHOSE THIS PERSON BECAUSE i like to write and langston is a poet.

his father left him at a young age and moved to mexico I think that it was hard on him because kids miss their dads.

some of his poems made people angry. hughes dealt honestly with issues such as racism and poverty in his writing.

I think he was brave to keep writing.

I read that it was hard for Langston to find jobs because african americans couldn't get that many jobs.

I think he took action and worked to become a writer.

Langston wrote his first novel in 1930. It was called Not Without laughter. The book told the story about an African American family in kansas.

I think the book showed he had a strong mind because he had to work some pretty challenging jobs but he never gave up on his writing. He had to be a waiter, a sailor and washed clothes in a hot, humid room. But he kept thinking about writing.

he wanted to go to a college but his dad said he should go somewhere else but he convinced his dad to let him go to where he wanted to go.

I think he persevered and convinced his dad to let him go to the college that he wanted to go to.

I am similar to my changemaker because we both like to write

I am a changemaker when help the bay

my changmaker is connected to duke ellington because duke writes music and langston writes poems

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