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All Programs / In memoriam: Langston Hughes

A series about the noted American poet who died May 22, 1967. It features him reading his poetry at Columbia University during Spring 1964.

Available Episodes

1967-06-19Part one00:29:23
1967-06-19Part two00:29:43

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Subjects
African American History; African Americans; African Americans--Civil rights; Appreciation; Biography; Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967; Poetry--Appreciation; U.S. Literature
Creators
WRVR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Contributors
Brooke, Edward W. (Edward William), 1919-2015; Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967; Morsell, John A.; Wechsler, James A. (James Arthur), 1915-1983
Genres
Documentary; Fiction/Non-fiction
Time Periods
1960-1969

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