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Date written: 07/28/2021

Langston Hughes

Iconic, late African-American poet, Langston Hughes. 
Dropped name"John Mercer"; wrote "The Weary Blues"

 As one of the leading voices in the Harlem Renaissance.
Poem, "Dream Deferred," deemed his piece de resistance.
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