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The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Poem by Langston Hughes
| The Negro Speaks of Rivers | |
|---|---|
| First published in | The Crisis |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Rivers |
| Publication date | June |
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" is a poem by American writer Langston Hughes.
Hughes wrote the poem when he was 17 years old and was crossing the Mississippi River on the way to visit his father in Mexico. The poem was first published the following year in The Crisis magazine, in June , starting Hughes's literary career.
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"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" uses rivers as a metaphor for Hughes's life and the broader African-American experience. It has been reprinted often and is considered one of Hughes's most famous and signature works.
Background
Langston Hughes was born in , in Missouri.
He attended high school in Cleveland, Ohio, where he first began writing.[1] He graduated from Central High School in [2] Several years after graduating high school, Hughes decided to