About the Author
Langston Hughes was born on February 1,1902 in Joplin, Missouri. He started writing poetry after his election of class poet in grammar school. In addition, to twelve volumes of poems, he wrote novels, popular histories, short stories, plays, librettos and lyrics for operas and musicals, and children's books. Hughes died of a heart attack in New York City. "Salvation" is taken from Hughes's autobiography, The Big Sea (1940).

"Salvation"
By Langston Hughes
The story of "Salvation" is based on belief of Jesus, and about being saved. Langston is the main character of the story. He is distraught on waiting to get baptized, but is waiting on a light and Jesus to come into his life. When he does not see Jesus or the light he then decides not to get baptized. However, Langston's aunt and other church members knelt down beside him telling him to come to Jesus. Young Langston revises himself and gets baptized. The story "Salvation" is based upon the setting,......

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Title: Salvation
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