USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did Langston 1st major in?
A
Writing
B
Law
C
Engineering
D
Mathematics
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hughes’s first poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers, ” was published in The Crisis, the organ of the NAACP, in 1921. In 1922 he moved to Harlem, becoming a central member of the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes published his first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, in 1926.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Langston Hughes studied liberal arts at Lincoln University, a historically black college in Pennsylvania. He graduated with his Bachelor’s of Arts degree in 1929; shortly after he graduated, Hughes returned to Harlem, where he remained for most of the rest of his life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hughes attended Columbia’s School of Mines, Engineering and Chemistry in 1921 at the behest of his father, who urged him to seek a practical career.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was in Lincoln that Hughes began writing poetry. After graduating from high school, he spent a year in Mexico followed by a year at Columbia University. During this time, he worked as an assistant cook, a launderer, and a busboy. He also traveled to Africa and Europe working as a seaman.

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