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Hughes' 1949 National Negro Week Tour Itinerary

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

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Wilson-2/10/49

Hosts: Rev & Mrs.

Robt. Johnson (Espie)

Driven from Selma by

Dr. Butterfield

Visited: St. Alphonsus (Catholic) School (to 4th sr.)

Catholic School-kinder-

garten to 4th)

Darden High School

(assembly 1/2 school)

Dr. & Mrs. Wm. Hinds

(daughters of Raleigh Delanys)

Reception at undertaker

Darden's house

(met Dr. Haywood from Warren-

ton & family)










Courtesy of Paul Civitelli Library Assistant from Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library


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