Who was Langston Hughes's Grandfather? Charles Langston

[@lovestorymobilewinery7222]

Hello my name is Lauren Mathis Cornish i clicked as soon as i saw the picture and who was Langston Hughes grandfather. The picture of the man you showed in the beginning was charles Langston youngest brother, john Mercer Langston, who is my 5th great grandfather. Poppa John was born on our family farm. Our family was Free people of color. His mother name was lucy Jane Langston and the father was captain Ralph Quarles. We have had our family land for 225 years . Thank yiu for touching on my family history. This is a divine post i needed to see ❤

[@rasiel4373]

Well you will probably have to sue historians for claiming your ancestors was enslaved Africans!

[@Kim-Berly200]

Fascinating! What state is the land? New York?

[@nisigate]

I am glad my community college in Burlington NJ added one of Langston Hughe’s books to our English 102 class every Race in our English class enjoyed and was amazed at his life and writings. Every student should be made aware of his body of work

[@blackandeducation]

@@nisigate yes, he is one of the most translated writers in the 20th century and we should know more about his life.

[@evelynwalker3618]

I have listened to your information about Charles Langston which is great. I never heard about him in all my 70 years. This country is still trying to bury our history but the truth will continue to spread thru this country.

[@blackandeducation]

@@evelynwalker3618 yes, the truth and the lessons of our ancestors will rise🙏🏿

[@blackandeducation]

What type of man was Charles Langston? An activist, a father, a truth seeker and one who was willing to stand up against slavery. His eloquence, I believe, was inherited by Langston Hughes.

[@blackandeducation]

He eventually moved to Kansas and worked in the following ways: - by presenting, along with others, documents and evidence before the state’s legislature; - by debating and corresponding with state representatives and the governor; - by working with others to include black male suffrage in the Republican Party’s platform in 1866 (it was subsequently removed);

[@TheTruthForum]

great upload thank you!

[@blackandeducation]

THANK YOU very much for watching :)

[@terrencefields5265]

Greetings sister I truly loved your story on Langstons grandfather that I was not aware of it's true that genius is in the Blood I will search for all of your work I've really been inspired I have always been a historian in my own right please keep up the good work our communities need your unapologetic black perspective on issues that matter to us. PS you are "GORGEOUS 😎💯🏆🙏

[@drevelynsogreatful4856]

Wonderful information

[@td1503]

I am a soon to be sixty-five year old 'woman of color', who happen to be born in the usa... I am so thankful unto the LORD for helping these amazing people you are revealing to us thru this site...who were born onto this earth with my skin tone and in the usa....who lived under such DEPLORABLY 'atrocious' circumstances and yet thrived ...in spite of their european american oppressors 'rabid boar' actions used to prevent them from doing so!! I was a participant in 'poetry reading competitions' in high school called 'forensics'...I was the only 'young lady of color' at mostly ALL the meets...and I read Mr Langston Hughes' poems and WON first in all the meets and LETTERED.... I never was taught about Mr Hughes in school...I just happened upon a book of his poems in our high school library...placed 'way back' on one of the dusty shelves... I read his writings and they were so gripping, riddled with humor and a biting sting of ''truth'...They made me laugh out loud, smile, reflect, and then ultimately cry because of the underlying 'truth' hidden within the the words he wrote.... I HAD to read them out-loud for others to become exposed to the TRUTH his writings revealed within his rhythmic poetry! I sincerely wished I would have dug deeper into Mr Hughes' life story and the overshadowed history of those who were trailblazers in his family... His family's life story exposed...would have bolstered my courage, and help propel me forward into more research about 'history' that was and still is...purposely...LEFT out of schools in the usa's 'mandated' educational curriculum... Continued success on getting the TRUTH revealed to the ignorant masses!!!

[@JohnJenkins-ib5wh]

You have an excellent way of presenting. Thank you much 🔥

[@blackandeducation]

@@JohnJenkins-ib5wh thank you very much

[@karenwomble2640]

Thank you Danita,I learned a lot today.From Richmond,Virginia

[@blackandeducation]

THANK YOU for watching and sharing that thought :)

[@davidmolina7543]

I learned so much from this podcast.thank you😎

[@blackandeducation]

THANK YOU so much for listening :)

[@marygarvin1715]

Excellent commentary and analysis 🙏🏾

[@blackandeducation]

Thank you very much!! I appreciate that :)

[@rogersmcmullen2117]

Hi my name rogers, I don't know what to say but thank you. Learning from what you are saying' about Charles h. I am going to change my life for the better. I don't how but you gave me hope. Again thank you!

[@blackandeducation]

@@rogersmcmullen2117 God bless you

[@feleciagmiller872]

Thank you for some more valuable information about Black Americans I love learning my history even at 64 years old, then I talk to my grandchildren about what I've learned. I knew about Langston Hughes but not his brother Charles Langston.

[@blackandeducation]

THANKS SO MUCH, I will be offering classes too...to those who want to learn more through that medium, otherwise please stay tuned to the channel. THANK YOU!

[@cynthiacollins6540]

Good work

[@blackandeducation]

THANK YOU!

[@lindaveal1204]

This excellent information thank you 😊

[@blackandeducation]

Thank you for the comment!! That really helps :)

[@JasperStoneChroniclesIIAngiboo]

My grandson is named Langston... I always assumed Langston Hughes was a black man. I had no idea he and his mom and dad were mixed people. Hmmm, learn something new every day.

[@Myopinionmattersthemost]

Langston Hughes was a Black man and 100 percent identified as Black and was literally in love with the African Diaspora he celebrated Blackness globally.

[@alomaalber6514]

Here in Fredericksburg, VA there is a small stone museum of an apothecary. A Scots pal of George Washington was a physician AND a general. He had a black mistress. I have not seen exactly the list of what is in the herbal garden but plan on it. I think this gentleman and his brilliant mistress might be ancestors to some of the people you note.

[@blackandeducation]

Charles Langston died in 1892, so he never met his grandson who was born in 1902.

[@7DMEDIA1]

The life JAMES CAMERON is a great story..too.

[@DRUMJOCK]

Thank you all anserery Is important sad that many most blacks don't know and super hard to find out again sad because it is important good bad and the ugly😢

[@blackandeducation]

It's all important because it teaches us :)

[@rogersmcmullen2117]

Hi how do I join, the monthly membership?

[@blackandeducation]

@@rogersmcmullen2117 thank you much for asking. You just select the Join button under the videos or click the link in the description of a video. The Membership is processed through KZbin and I give you access to the library I am creating through my site. Hope that answers the question 👑☺️

[@brendadiggs2884]

The Langston name is a historical KingWilliam county, Virginia name associated with the Pamunkey tribe.

[@blackandeducation]

THANKS for telling us that. :)

[@doriscoleman2582]

Is Langston Univ. in Oklahoma named after Charles Langston? Doris

[@blackandeducation]

@@doriscoleman2582 Great question. The town and the school in Oklahoma are named after John Mercer Langston, Langston Hughes's great-uncle (pictured in the thumbnail)! He was way more famous than Langston Hughes's grandfather because of his time in the U.S. Congress and at Howard (helping to develop its law school). He was the younger brother of Charles Langston and the great-uncle of Langston Hughes. Hope that answers the question and thank you for asking 😊 Note...the college was first called the Colored Agricultural and Normal University, but then changed its name.

[@7DMEDIA1]

Have you done any videos on red natives enslaving black Americans..Like my great grandmother: who i found on the Freedmans and dawes rools of GA and OK.I find that so many black Americans want to claim red natives but know very little about the red native history with black Americans.

[@TheMMFamily9]

❤😊

[@blackandeducation]

Thank you!

[@cynthiacollins6540]

I am in my 60,s and this is not in black history books

[@blackandeducation]

Yes, I know..you'd think this, and the fact that Martin Luther King's grandfather was so famous in his day, would be common knowledge.

[@lojohul7842]

Thank you, love your content. 🩷. Is it possible to see the pictures and information presented behind you, it looks very interesting.

[@cynthiacollins6540]

Good work

[@blackandeducation]

THANK YOU:)