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 ...

“What happens to a dream deferred?” (Langston Hughes, Harlem, 1951). Residents of public housing in New York moved in with the promise of affordable housing and a stepping stone to financial stability ...

“What happens to a dream deferred?” (Langston Hughes, Harlem, 1951). Residents of public housing in New York moved in with the promise of affordable housing and a stepping stone to financial stability ...

Langston Hughes once wrote “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore — And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over — ...

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 ...

"Origins of the Dream" examines the personal and political intersection of two leading African-American public intellectuals of the mid-20th century, Langston Hughes and Martin Luther King Jr. They ...

Martin Luther King Jr.‘s dream – which alternated between shattered and hopeful – can be traced back to Hughes’ poetry. AP Photo For years, Martin Luther King Jr. and poet Langston Hughes maintained a ...

A 1925 pastel portrait of Hughes that belongs to the Smithsonian. Winold Reiss, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of W. Tjark Reiss, in memory of his father, Winold Reiss “I ...

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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 ...