novelist, lyricist, and journalist, Hughes was the first African American to earn his living by writing. Werlock, Abby H. P., ed. "Hughes, Langston." The Facts On File Companion to the American Novel. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2006. Bloom's Literature. Facts On File, Inc. Web. 11 Mar. 2015 <http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&WID=17807&SID=5&iPin=CANov0457&SingleRecord=True>. (Werlock) Langston Hughes died of complications from prostate cancer in May 22, 1967, in New York. In his memory…
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