Langston Hughes Memorial

Description

In this deeply moving program, Langston Hughes (recorded at his home before his death) reads from his poetry and reminisces about his life and the experience of Black people in America. One cannot help but respond to the intense humanity of this Walt Whitman of Black America.

Broadcast date

03/10/1968

Broadcast station

KPFK

Program Length

45 minutes

Archive number

BC0463

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