John Mercer Langston - Legacy and Honors

Legacy and Honors

  • His house in Oberlin was designated a National Historic Landmark.
  • Oklahoma's Langston University is named in his honor, as are
  • John Mercer Langston Bar Association in Columbus, Ohio;
  • Langston Hall at Oberlin College and Langston Middle School in Oberlin, Ohio;
  • Langston Hall at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia;
  • the former John Mercer Langston High School in Danville;
  • John M. Langston High School Continuation Program in Arlington;
  • Langston Jr. Sr. High School in Hot Springs, Arkansas, a building now housing Langston Aerospace Environmental Magnet Elementary School;
  • PS 185 John M. Langston in New York City; and
  • Langston Golf Course in Washington, DC.

Langston was the great-uncle of the poet James Mercer Langston Hughes (called Langston Hughes).

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