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I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank.

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Langston Hughes
Age: 66 †
Born: 1901
Born: February 1
Died: 1967
Died: May 22
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James Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes
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