Langston Hughes (1902-1967) is a poet of the Harlem Renaissance who portrayed the lives of ordinary, working-class African Americans. He was the first African American poet to earn his entire living from his writing and speaking. He has all sorts of poems depicting life in his time.
You can read more about Langston Hughes here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/langston-hughes
Links to select poems by Langston Hughes:
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