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This is an image representing the Schomburg Center of Research for Black Culture in Harlem, NY. Langston Hughes was buried right under the main lobby of this building and lots of his works cover the lobby area.

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This image represents an airplane traveling. Hughes traveled a lot in the early years of his career and life going to places all over Europe, South America, and Africa.

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This image just represents some prominent African American activists. This reflected Hughes' storytelling. He would tell stories based on how his cultural experiences actually were growing up in the African American community.

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This is an image that represents a dream catcher. This corresponds to the Hughes quote that encouraged people to chase their dreams and never let them go.

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This image represents a flying bird. It corresponds to the famous quote of Langston Hughes.

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This is one of Hughes' most infamous quotes. It says "hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly".

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This image represents writing. Hughes mastered his craft in multiple genres and was able to write tons of different formatted pieces.

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This is an image to represent love. There was a lot of love lost between Langston's parents when they divorced. This caused lots of depression for a young Hughes growing up.

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This image represents a part of Lawrence, Kansas. This is where Hughes spent most of his childhood growing up.

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This is an image to represent prostate cancer. This was the cause of death for Langston Hughes on May 27, 1967.

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This image represents a "Simple" book of Langston Hughes, He had a whole series of these "Simple" books and they were his most notable creations.

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This image represents another notable American poet during the Harlem Renaissance period Claude McKay. The pair was very close.

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This image represents one of Hughes' biggest poetic inspirations, Paul Laurence Dunbar. Dunbar is most famous for his "Sympathy" poem.

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This image represents another book of Hughes, "Not Without Laughter". This was the first solo novel he had released in 1930.

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This image represents the first book published by Hughes. He had done a lot of moving up to this point but was settled in Washington D.C.

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This image represents the college campus of Lincoln University. This is where Hughes finished his education.

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This image represents the state flag of Missouri. Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri on February 1, 1901.

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This image represents illustrator of the cover image for this poem: E.B. Lewis. Lewis is still making art to this day.

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This image represents a modern day interpretation of Harlem, New York (the setting of the Harlem Renaissance)

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This image represents a picture taken during the time period known as the Harlem Renaissance. It was a movement that sparked African American uprise in music, dance, fashion, and art.

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This image represents the author of this poem: Langston Hughes. He was a prominent leader during the Harlem Renaissance.

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This image represents the always busy Bourbon Street in New Orleans, LA. New Orleans was loosely mentioned in the poem.

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This image represents the Great Pyramid of Giza which was loosely mentioned in the poem. This artifact serves as one of the seven wonders of the world.

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This image represents a part of the Nile River which was also mentioned in this poem. The lyric goes: "I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it".

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This image represents a major political figure mentioned in the poem: Abraham Lincoln. He served as the 16th president of the United States and contributed to ending slavery after the Civil War.

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This image represents a map of another river mentioned in the poem: The Mississippi River in the US. The lyric goes: "I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans".

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This image represents a part of the Congo River which was another river mentioned in the poem. The lyric goes: "I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep".

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This image represents a map of one of the rivers mentioned in the poem: The Euphrates River. The lyric goes: "I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young".

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This image represents the main example of the poem: rivers.

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This image represents the lyrics of the "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" poem by Langston Hughes.

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The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Langston Hughes

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The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Langston Hughes