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  2. Montage of a Dream Deferred - Wikipedia

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    Montage of a Dream Deferred is a book-length poem suite published by Langston Hughes in 1951. Its jazz poetry style focuses on scenes over the course of a 24-hour period in Harlem (a neighborhood of New York City) and its mostly African-American inhabitants. [1]

  3. Harlem (poem) - Wikipedia

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    Langston Hughes was an American poet. Hughes was a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance and wrote poetry that focused on the Black experience in America. [3] The poem was published in Hughes's book Montage of a Dream Deferred in 1951. [4] The book includes over ninety poems [5] that are divided into five sections.

  4. Poetry from Daily Life: A poem influenced MLK's 'Dream ... - AOL

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    Moses recites from “Dreamsby Langston Hughes. Hold fast to dreams. For when dreams die. Life is a broken-winged bird. That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams. For when dreams go. Life is a ...

  5. Joplin-born Langston Hughes is a Missouri treasure. These 7 ...

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    Langston Hughes didn't spend much of his childhood in Missouri, but the poet's presence lingers. Hughes, one of our truest American compasses, entered the world on the first day of February 1901 ...

  6. Langston Hughes - Wikipedia

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    James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 [1] – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.

  7. A Dream Deferred - Wikipedia

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    A Dream Deferred may refer to: Montage of a Dream Deferred , a book-length poem suite published by Langston Hughes in 1951 A Dream Deferred (album) , a 2012 album by Brooklyn rapper Skyzoo

  8. File:Robert Earl Jones in Langston Hughes' Don't You Want to ...

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    This is a featured picture on the English language Wikipedia (Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here . If you have an image of similar quality that can be published under a suitable copyright license , be sure to upload it, tag it, and nominate it .

  9. The Sweet Flypaper of Life - Wikipedia

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    The Sweet Flypaper of Life is a 1955 fiction and photography book by American photographer Roy DeCarava and American writer Langston Hughes.DeCarava's photos and Hughes's story, told through the character Sister Mary Bradley, depict and describe Black family life in Harlem, New York City, in the 1950s.