Crash Course Literature - Season 2 Episode 15 Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance
In which John Green teaches you about the poetry of Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes was a poet and playwright in the first half of the 20th century, and he was involved in the Harlem Renaissance, which was a cultural movement among African Americans of the time that produced all kinds of great works in literature, poetry, painting, sculpture, music, and other areas. The Harlem Renaissance mainly happened in Harlem, the traditionally black neighborhood in upper Manhattan in New York City. Langston Hughes was primarily known as a poet, but he was involved deeply in the movement itself as well. John will teach you a bit about Hughes's background, and he'll examine a few of his best-known poems.
Year: 2018
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: YouTube
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Cast: John Green
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First Air Date: Nov 15, 2012
Last Air date: Feb 13, 2018
Season: 4 Season
Episode: 45 Episode
Runtime: 12 minutes
IMDb: 2.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 5.627
Language: English
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