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LANGSTON HUGHES
EASTERN, NC 1949

Documenting Hughes' trip to Wilson, NC and surrounding areas during Negro History Week in 1949.

Reading While Black: The Power of Black Literacy

Kacey Cooper Dr. Sumita Chakraborty ENG 582 12 October 2022 Reading While Black: The Power of Black Literacy Introduction Setting sail in...

Paul Muni's 1943 "Freedom's Plow" Performance

Special thanks to the National Urban League and the National Humanities Center library for helping secure Paul Muni's 1943 performance of...

ENG 525: The Power of African American English

Kacey Cooper Dr. Walt Wolfram ENG 525 12 October 2022 The Power of African American English Introduction As part of the NCSU English...

Hughes' 1949 National Negro Week Tour Itinerary

Langston Hughes toured North Carolina during National Negro History Week. See below for his itinerary and those he met along the way:...

Tour Series: Hughes' Visit to Camillus Darden's House (4th & Last Stop)

Hughes' Visit The Darden Reception Hughes was invited to a reception at the Darden house for his last and final event in Wilson, NC. In...

Tour Series: Hughes' Visit to the Wilson County Negro Library (3rd Stop)

Hughes' Visit The Core of Events At the core of Hughes’ Negro History Week events in Wilson, NC was Librarian Elizabeth Jenkins of the...