We are always in dialogue with Langston Hughes' short poem Harlem, first published in 1951. I can hear Hughes in the background of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. I hear Hughes’ poetic ...
In the poem “Harlem,” Langston Hughes asks a critical question about our lives. We all have dreams, ambitions and goals to achieve. But what happens to a dream deferred? While Hughes may have asked ...
In the lives of both Hansberry and Hughes, the Negro or African American experience during the 1950's included segregation in education, employment, housing and transportation. Rosa Parks defied the ...