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Harlem, by Langston Hughes
2017
26 minutes
"Harlem" by Langston Hughes, featuring Herbie Hancock, Bill Clinton, Sonia Sanchez, and a chorus of kids at the Harlem Children's Zone.

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Rhythms in Poetry
2003
28 minutes
Amidst the chaos following World War I, Ezra Pound urged poets to "Make it new!" This call was heeded by a large range of poets, ranging from T. S. Eliot to Jean Toomer. This program explores the modernist lyrics of two of these poets: William Carlos Williams and Langston Hughes. What is modernism? How did these poets start a revolution that continues until this day?

Zora Neale Hurston

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Includes reference, criticism, images, videos and timelines.

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Zora Neal Hurston's Childhood
2005
42 minutes
Born in 1891 to John Hurston, a carpenter and Baptist preacher, and Lucy Hurston, a former school teacher, Zora Neale Hurston learned early that she stood apart from her siblings. Her father's infidelities influenced her own adult relationships.

Langston Hughes

opens new windowLangston Hughes (In Bloom's Literature)
Includes reference, criticism, literary works, images, videos and timelines.

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Langston Hughes: His Life and Times
2003
7 videos. Total runtime: 26 minutes

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Langston Hughes: Salvation
2002
31 minutes
Adaptation of the essay "Salvation" by Langston Hughes from his memoir, The Big Sea.