On May 22, 1967, Langston Hughes—renowned poet, playwright, and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance—passed away in New York City at the age of 65. Hughes used his work to capture the joys, struggles, and dreams of Black life in America, pioneering a literary voice that remains influential today. His ashes are interred beneath the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, marked by a mosaic titled “Rivers,” in honor of one of his most famous poems.
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