Langston Hughes - Revision history

Pkaynyc: The institutional racism is well documented not his trouble with problem sets. The poem was written 30 years later and is about a City College student not Columbia.

2012-10-22T04:08:04Z

The institutional racism is well documented not his trouble with problem sets. The poem was written 30 years later and is about a City College student not Columbia.

Pacman at 01:05, 3 August 2010

2010-08-03T01:05:03Z

Absentminded at 21:03, 23 July 2010

2010-07-23T21:03:29Z

Absentminded at 21:01, 23 July 2010

2010-07-23T21:01:53Z

67.100.145.170 at 14:02, 5 June 2009

2009-06-05T14:02:02Z

Nonsensical at 17:38, 24 May 2007

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Pacman at 17:15, 5 April 2007

2007-04-05T17:15:52Z

Pacman at 17:15, 5 April 2007

2007-04-05T17:15:36Z

Pacman at 17:14, 5 April 2007

2007-04-05T17:14:21Z

Pacman: New page: Famous Harlem Renaissance poet who was once a student in SEAS. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out. Oh yeah, this may have had something to d...

2007-04-05T17:14:09Z

New page: Famous Harlem Renaissance poet who was once a student in SEAS. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out. Oh yeah, this may have had something to d...

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Famous Harlem Renaissance poet who was once a student in [[SEAS]]. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out. Oh yeah, this may have had something to do with institutional racism too.

[[Category:Drop outs]]

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-'''Langston Hughes''' is a famous [[w:Harlem Renaissance|Harlem Renaissance]] poet who attended the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]) at the urging of his father, an engineer, for the [[1921]]-[[1922]] year, during which he lived in [[Hartley Hall]]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-nt1xVR4SrAC&lpg=PA7&ots=r_eXPXbf4T&dq=columbia%20%22lived%20in%20livingston%22&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q&f=false The Beat Generation in NY, p. 6]</ref>. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out, though the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions|admissions department]] likes to tout him as an alum.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/university/ Undergraduate Admissions - Intro to Columbia]</ref> Oh yeah, and his departure may have had something to do with institutional racism too.
+'''Langston Hughes''' is a famous [[w:Harlem Renaissance|Harlem Renaissance]] poet who attended the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]) at the urging of his father, an engineer, for the [[1921]]-[[1922]] year, during which he lived in [[Hartley Hall]]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-nt1xVR4SrAC&lpg=PA7&ots=r_eXPXbf4T&dq=columbia%20%22lived%20in%20livingston%22&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q&f=false The Beat Generation in NY, p. 6]</ref>. He dropped out, though the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions|admissions department]] likes to tout him as an alum.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/university/ Undergraduate Admissions - Intro to Columbia]</ref> His departure may have had something to do with institutional racism.
 == References ==

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-'''Langston Hughes''' is a famous [[w:Harlem Renaissance|Harlem Renaissance]] poet who attended the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]) at the urging of his father, an engineer, for the [[1921]]-[[1922]] year. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out, though the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions|admissions department]] likes to tout him as an alum.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/university/ Undergraduate Admissions - Intro to Columbia]</ref> Oh yeah, and his departure may have had something to do with institutional racism too.
+'''Langston Hughes''' is a famous [[w:Harlem Renaissance|Harlem Renaissance]] poet who attended the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]) at the urging of his father, an engineer, for the [[1921]]-[[1922]] year, during which he lived in [[Hartley Hall]]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-nt1xVR4SrAC&lpg=PA7&ots=r_eXPXbf4T&dq=columbia%20%22lived%20in%20livingston%22&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q&f=false The Beat Generation in NY, p. 6]</ref>. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out, though the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions|admissions department]] likes to tout him as an alum.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/university/ Undergraduate Admissions - Intro to Columbia]</ref> Oh yeah, and his departure may have had something to do with institutional racism too.
 His famous poem "Theme for English B" was written for a required course at Columbia:
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 to this college on the hill above Harlem. <br>
 I am the only colored student in my class."
 == References ==

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 '''Langston Hughes''' is a famous [[w:Harlem Renaissance|Harlem Renaissance]] poet who attended the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]) at the urging of his father, an engineer, for the [[1921]]-[[1922]] year. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out, though the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions|admissions department]] likes to tout him as an alum.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/university/ Undergraduate Admissions - Intro to Columbia]</ref> Oh yeah, and his departure may have had something to do with institutional racism too.
 His famous poem "Theme for English B" was written for a required course at Columbia:
 "The instructor said,
-Go home and write
+"The instructor said,<br>
-a page tonight.
+Go home and write<br>
-And let that page come out of you---
+a page tonight. <br>
-Then, it will be true.
+And let that page come out of you--- <br>
-I wonder if it's that simple?
+Then, it will be true. <br>
-I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem.
+I wonder if it's that simple? <br>
-I went to school there, then Durham, then here
+I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem. <br>
-to this college on the hill above Harlem.
+I went to school there, then Durham, then here <br>
 I am the only colored student in my class."

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-'''Langston Hughes''' is a famous [[Harlem]] Renaissance poet who attended the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]) for the [[1921]]-[[1922]] year. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out, though the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions|admissions department]] likes to tout him as an alum.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/university/ Undergraduate Admissions - Intro to Columbia]</ref> Oh yeah, and his departure may have had something to do with institutional racism too.
+'''Langston Hughes''' is a famous [[w:Harlem Renaissance|Harlem Renaissance]] poet who attended the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]) at the urging of his father, an engineer, for the [[1921]]-[[1922]] year. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out, though the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions|admissions department]] likes to tout him as an alum.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/university/ Undergraduate Admissions - Intro to Columbia]</ref> Oh yeah, and his departure may have had something to do with institutional racism too.
 His famous poem "Theme for English B" was written for a required course at Columbia:
 "The instructor said,

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	'''Langston Hughes''' is a famous [[Harlem]] Renaissance poet who attended the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]) for the [[1921]]-[[1922]] year. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out, though the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions\|admissions department]] likes to tout him as an alum.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/university/ Undergraduate Admissions - Intro to Columbia]</ref> Oh yeah, and his departure may have had something to do with institutional racism too.		'''Langston Hughes''' is a famous [[Harlem]] Renaissance poet who attended the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]) for the [[1921]]-[[1922]] year. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out, though the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions\|admissions department]] likes to tout him as an alum.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/university/ Undergraduate Admissions - Intro to Columbia]</ref> Oh yeah, and his departure may have had something to do with institutional racism too.
		+	His famous poem "Theme for English B" was written for a required course at Columbia:
		+	"The instructor said,
		+	Go home and write
		+	a page tonight.
		+	And let that page come out of you---
		+	Then, it will be true.
		+	I wonder if it's that simple?
		+	I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem.
		+	I went to school there, then Durham, then here
		+	to this college on the hill above Harlem.
		+	I am the only colored student in my class."
		+

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−	~~Famous~~ [[Harlem]] Renaissance poet who ~~was once a student in~~ the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]). Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out. Oh yeah, ~~this~~ may have had something to do with institutional racism too.	+	[[Image:LangstonHughes.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Langston Hughes]]
		+	{{wp-also}}
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		+	'''Langston Hughes''' is a famous [[Harlem]] Renaissance poet who attended the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]) for the [[1921]]-[[1922]] year. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out, though the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions\|admissions department]] likes to tout him as an alum.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/university/ Undergraduate Admissions - Intro to Columbia]</ref> Oh yeah, and his departure may have had something to do with institutional racism too.
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		+	== References ==
		+	<references />
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		+	== External Links ==
		+	*[http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/langston_hughes.html C250 Columbians Ahead of their Time - Langston Hughes]

	[[Category:Drop outs\|Hughes, Langston]]		[[Category:Drop outs\|Hughes, Langston]]

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−	Famous Harlem Renaissance poet who was once a student in the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]). Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out. Oh yeah, this may have had something to do with institutional racism too.	+	Famous [[Harlem]] Renaissance poet who was once a student in the School of Mines (now [[SEAS]]). Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out. Oh yeah, this may have had something to do with institutional racism too.

	[[Category:Drop outs\|Hughes, Langston]]		[[Category:Drop outs\|Hughes, Langston]]

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	Famous Harlem Renaissance poet who was once a student in [[SEAS]]. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out. Oh yeah, this may have had something to do with institutional racism too.		Famous Harlem Renaissance poet who was once a student in [[SEAS]]. Needless to say, poetry does not go well with problem sets, and he dropped out. Oh yeah, this may have had something to do with institutional racism too.

−	[[Category:Drop outs]]	+	[[Category:Drop outs\|Hughes, Langston]]