James Langston Hughes was one of the most remarkable people in the world of Harlem, and one of the most influential people during the 1920's. He is an American poet as well as an author of all fields of literature such as drama, children's literature, and journalism. He was born in Missouri in the tiny town of Joplin. His parents, James Nathaniel and Carrie Mercer, were divorced shortly after his birth on February 1, 1902. Hughes' father moved out of the country and settled down in Mexico where he became a wealthy landowner as well as an attorney. Hughes stayed with his mother in the Unite…
