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More About the Writer |
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Harlem’s Poet
Inspired more by life in Harlem than by his college courses, Langston Hughes quit school and began to write and travel. After traveling through Africa and Europe, Hughes returned to New York and made Harlem his home. Learn how the sights and sounds of Harlem danced through Hughes’s writing, giving him the title “Harlem’s Poet.”
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Verse as Deep as Rivers
Take a seat at The Academy of American Poets, and sample the poetry of Langston Hughes. You might start with the bitter words he wrote to portray a woman who argues her phone bill. Then, brace yourself for his powerful words calling America to once again become the “land of the free.” Finally, listen in as Hughes himself describes the many rivers that have given depth to his soul.
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Crossing the Curriculum: History |
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Harlem: An Outburst of Culture
Got the blues? Hit the streets of Harlem for a heavy dose of music, dance, poetry, and some deep literary discussions. Swing by the Schomburg Center’s Harlem 1900–1940 exhibit for a trip back to the Harlem Renaissance. You’ll meet the artists, the activists, the sports heroes, and the entrepreneurs who breathed life into Harlem and stirred the winds that would become African American culture today.
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