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Goldstein, Nancy, Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist (2008)
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If I were marooned on a desert island...I would miss...Jackie Ormes's cute drawings

— Langston Hughes

What It Means

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Langston Hughes

About Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes (1 February 1902 – 22 May 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, social activist and newspaper columnist.