Celebrated author Langston Hughes has more than 60 poetry, novels, non-fiction works, and plays to his name. His first published poem appeared in The Crisis, which was the official magazine of the NAACP. He was awarded 3 honorary doctorates in his lifetime.
Langston Hughes, half-length portrait, facing left. , 1942. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2005687122/