Hughes, Langston

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A twentieth-century African-American author known for his poems about the black experience in the United States. He was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

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notes for Hughes, Langston

A famous line from one of his poems is “What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” Lorraine Hansbury, a celebrated African-American playwright, named her first play, A Raisin in the Sun, after this line.

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Example sentences from the Web for Hughes, Langston

“I feel a shaking of the ground I stand on,” Carson tells Mrs. Hughes with trepidation.
What Downton’s Fashion Really Means|Katie Baker|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I believe there was a captain aboard, but Hughes kept throwing him out of the cockpit.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I do not recall what sort of aeroplane Mr. Hughes had at the time; however, it was quite comfortable, as I recall.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Grant's pal Howard Hughes offered to fly them back to Los Angeles in his private plane.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Today, former TNR writers and the rest of the media establishment are racing to denounce Hughes.
The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America’s Worst Gay Power Couple|James Kirchick|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
General Hughes was at the head of the police, but the surging mob pressed forward and cut the hose five times.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Footnote 76: Hughes, in his History of Barbadoes, says that the common people call the worm kitifonia.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
By the time I gained my knees and had cleared the dirt from my eyes Hughes was working rapidly up the right-hand slope.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
Hughes was there ahead of me and stood with a group of sullen-faced men who were being addressed by Ericus Dale.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
Mr. Hughes was laid low through a severe cold, and brought to the gates of death.
Robert Moffat|David J. Deane

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