Langston Hughes was a jazz poet during the 1920-60 when the harlem renissance occured. He was born in joplin,Missouri in 1902 and later moved to harlem. Langston was a huge part in the harlem renissance by writing about their time period. He was known for all the poems he wrote about the African American community at that time. After his death he had left alot of his work that he is known for today. Claude Mckay was a Jamaican. Claude Mckay was born September 15, 1889 and died May 22, 1948. Claude Mckay was known for his poets and even his most famous one called "If We Must Die". Claude McKay was a Jamaican writer and poet. He first came to the United States in 1912. He was unhappy at both the ideas of Marcus Garvey's nationalism and the NAACP. His contribution during the Harlem Renaissance was creating poems the challenged white authority while celebrating …show more content…
Also, he was the best known leader of harlem renaissance. Born, Joplin missouri, U.S. Education Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Died in May 22, 1967 (aged 65) New York City, New York, United States. Langston Hughes was a poet during the harlem time during the 1920's.Hughes was from Joplin Missouri and was born on February 1 1902.He was known as an american poet and the main contributors of the harlem time.He also wrote his first poem in 1920 and it was about the injustice in Chicago. Langston Hughes was a writer that wrote novels, short stories and plays, as well as poetry. He was born February 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. Hughes was around the 1920s to the 1960s. He was known for his insightful, colorful portrayals of black life in America. He is also known for his engagement with jazz and the influence it had on his writing. In conclusion, unlike other black poets that were around at the time he refused to differentiate between his personal experiences and the common experiences of black