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Karamu House

This is a community center in Cleveland where Langston spends much of his time as a teenager, it is later turned into a theater which Hughes helps to found.

Toluca, Mexico

This is the village where Langston's father lives outside Mexico City.

A Negro Speaks of Rivers

This is the first of Hughes' poems to be published in an adult magazine.

The Weary Blues

This is one of Hughes' best-known poems.

The Black Renaissance

This is the term equated with the renewal of black culture.

Jesse B. Simple

This is a long running character that Hughes developed in order to demonstrate the plight of the African American man.

Harlem Suitcase Theater

This is a theater that was founded by Langston Hughes and where he premiered his play DON'T YOU WANT TO BE FREE?

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