Langston Hughes stamp. (between the lines: the inside scoop on what's happening in the publishing industry).On Friday, February 1, 2002, the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. commissioned a stamp in honor of Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance, term used to describe a flowering of African-American literature and art in the 1920s, mainly in the Harlem district of New York City. During the mass migration of African Americans from the rural agricultural South to the urban industrial North writer and poet Langston Hughes Noun 1. Langston Hughes - United States writer (1902-1967) James Langston Hughes, Hughes . The stamp commemorates the 100th birthday of Hughes, and the 25th anniversary of the Black Heritage stamp series that began in 1978. The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture where Hughes' cremated remains are interred in the atrium. Over the years, Hughes used the Schomburg's collection and donated part of his papers to the Center. Hughes joins Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X Malcolm X, 1925–65, militant black leader in the United States, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, b. Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb. He was introduced to the Black Muslims while serving a prison term and became a Muslim minister upon his release in 1952. , Benjamin Banneker and other prominent African Americans who this honor has been bestowed upon. For more information on the Langston Hughes stamp visit www.usps.com/news. For information on events honoring Hughes' 100th birthday, visit our website at www.bibook review.com. |
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