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Happy birthday, Langston Hughes, 113 today and a Google doodle

February 1, 2015

American poet Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. poets.org image

Langston Hughes’s birthday kicks off Black Heritage Month, a month many academic and history organizations dedicate to emphasizing the history of Africans in the U.S. in an attempt to offset the historical slighting of those stories.

Google’s doodle is dedicated to Hughes today — and a lot of people offered birthday wishes, a very interesting mix of people.

Which is your favorite verse from Mr. Hughes?

And on Twitter, a lot of thought.

Travel through Langston Hughes’ poem “I Dream a World” in our doodle for his 113th birthday. http://t.co/5QZNT8pE99 pic.twitter.com/1KlG0NRCh5

— Google (@Google) February 1, 2015

Langston Hughes himself seems to be on Twitter:

I've known rivers:
I've known rivers ancient as the world
and older than the flow of human
blood in human veins.

— Langston Hughes (@langston_poems) February 1, 2015

Happy Birthday to the late, great poet Langston Hughes. pic.twitter.com/dOguGdpKJ8

— All Def Poetry (@AllDefPoetry) February 1, 2015

Langston Hughes' 113th birthday honored through animated Google Doodle
http://t.co/Wj3tAK0so7 pic.twitter.com/v0z0Z2X9H8

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) February 1, 2015

Happy birthday, Langston Hughes! Celebrate with his little-known children’s book about jazz http://t.co/jGYXy8ZvXp pic.twitter.com/oqhSnZEqjg

— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) February 1, 2015

Happy Birthday, Langston Hughes!
See his poetry in ancient issues of Poetry magazine http://t.co/ZQ9DPHCt4d pic.twitter.com/wCQDAwuRTO

— Poetry Foundation (@PoetryFound) February 1, 2015

Here's another Langston Hughes poem that might be more fitting for the times. #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/Sd75H6piio

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) February 1, 2015

It's fitting Langston Hughes' birthday kicks off #BlackHistory / #BlackFuturesMonth. He taught us about dreams. pic.twitter.com/D23V8FSBl2

— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) February 1, 2015

Happy Birthday to Langston Hughes. 1 of my favorites: Mother to Son "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" #tlap pic.twitter.com/bTOYW4CsxI

— Dave Burgess (@burgessdave) February 1, 2015

happy birthday Langston Hughes! via Instagram http://t.co/sS9SekWCvv pic.twitter.com/a2QfI6lBBH

— HRDCVR (@xHRDCVRx) February 1, 2015

http://twitter.com/KhaledBeydoun/status/561774590783807488

http://twitter.com/NewYorkLiterary/status/561980336071278593

Happy Birthday, Langston Hughes! pic.twitter.com/LFcGyiANme

— Busboys and Poets (@busboysandpoets) February 1, 2015

#tdih 1902 Langston Hughes–poet, activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist was born.More: http://t.co/6WSgYXfBBR pic.twitter.com/dBadxiuBW8

— Zinn Ed Project (@ZinnEdProject) February 1, 2015

The great poet & wordsmith, Langston Hughes would have been 113 today! We honor his life & legacy! #BlackExcellence pic.twitter.com/1z8ocRwMxJ

— OBS_StL (@OBS_STL) February 1, 2015

Credit where credit is due. Today's Google Doodle is fantastic. >> Langston Hughes’ 113th birthday. pic.twitter.com/fkD3wfOlSO

— John Edwin Mason (@johnedwinmason) February 1, 2015

Brother Langston Hughes he was in his twenties. Thankful for his legacy of #BlackBrilliance http://t.co/9nlEaXfWI6 pic.twitter.com/FvrZ9qFP9X

— Dr. David Johns (@MrDavidJohns) February 1, 2015

Great Google doodle for Langston Hughes' birthday http://t.co/TQBFxRefXE pic.twitter.com/PKLyny2rNF

— Carol Jago (@CarolJago) February 1, 2015

So back to Langston Hughes …. pic.twitter.com/hdYcCQj8JN

— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) February 1, 2015

http://twitter.com/TheBlackVoice/status/561880629605048320

Much love to Langston Hughes on his born on date #nerdland pic.twitter.com/bAEqmNLFA7

— 𝙷𝚞𝚜𝚔𝚢𝚅𝚎𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚗 (@HuskyBro_Inc) February 1, 2015

http://twitter.com/ShekeelaJones/status/561971855846678528

#TDIH Langston Hughes the great Black American poet, activist and novelist was born #OnThisDay http://t.co/URoxddvfdL pic.twitter.com/WtdYRUqKcO

— The Crisis Magazine (@thecrisismag) February 1, 2015

Happy 113th Birthday to Lawrence Kid Langston Hughes! Before the game, read some of his work w/ your Lawrence kid… pic.twitter.com/ua3EcPEvIU

— Lawrence Kids (@LawrenceKids) February 1, 2015

Happy Birthday Langston Hughes! pic.twitter.com/zdP1tFQiFW

— Annie (@txstarkeeper) February 1, 2015

"My motto,
As I live and learn,
is:
Dig And Be Dug
In Return."

Happy birthday, Langston Hughes! pic.twitter.com/PzeLMxYaqy

— Northshire Bookstore (@NorthshireBooks) February 1, 2015

Google Doodle commemorates Langston Hughes (born Feb. 1, 1902). #BlackHistoryMonth http://t.co/xTXZLAI1M3 pic.twitter.com/vaoBpgTtaI

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) February 1, 2015

Langston Hughes was born 113 years ago today. Here is the poet's 1944 essay on life in Harlem. http://t.co/KpQnFKEWmx pic.twitter.com/d4UTqlAGaU

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) February 1, 2015

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