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Langston Hughes

The Enduring Power of Langston Hughes

Amanda Gorman: “Old Jim Crow Got to Go” and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”

Billy Branch Reads “The Weary Blues” by Langston Hughes

Kevin Young Reads “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes

Kevin Young Comments on “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes

Tyehimba Jess Reads “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes

Home to Harlem Talks: Gwendolyn Bennett

Arnold Rampersad and David Roessel on Langston Hughes

When the Weary Blues Met Jazz

I've Known Rivers (On Langston Hughes)