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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Spingarn_Medal
gptkb:National_Book_Award
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gptkbp:born
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February 1, 1902
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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(none)
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gptkbp:contribution
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Advocated for social justice
Promoted African American culture
Explored themes of identity and race
Pioneered the use of jazz in poetry
Wrote about the struggles of African Americans
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gptkbp:died
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May 22, 1967
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Columbia_University
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" I, too, sing America."
" Life is not a crystal stair."
" What happens to a dream deferred?"
" Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly."
" The Negro Speaks of Rivers."
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:James_Mercer_Langston_Hughes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Langston Hughes Jr.
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Nikki_Giovanni
gptkb:Gwendolyn_Brooks
gptkb:Amiri_Baraka
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkb:Paul_Laurence_Dunbar
gptkb:Carl_Sandburg
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gptkbp:known_for
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Civil rights activism
Jazz poetry
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on modern poetry
Works translated into multiple languages
Continues to be studied in literature courses
Inspiration for civil rights movements
Cultural icon of the Harlem Renaissance
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Montage_of_a_Dream_Deferred
gptkb:The_Weary_Blues
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:activists
gptkb:poet
gptkb:Novelist
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Carrie_Langston_Hughes
gptkb:James_Nathaniel_Hughes
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Joplin,_Missouri
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:spouse
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(not married)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Langston_Hughes
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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