: Oee ember l. t 1943
At The Moha. r4 5. Harrison Libra"; R& le1Sh, I. O. of which
Mrs. MOllie H. Lee has eharge. Spedi~ l guest speaker was the . e~ l
kno,. n Poet Langston Hughes of national fame.',
High points in the program ~ re · expressed in the following poem
wri tten as he talked.
· · · · · · By Jamea H. Browning, 1411 East Jones St., Raleigh, N~ C•••��•••
To 11 the , people it _ 8 good n~~~
That they lIQuId be hon~ red wi th, the presenoe of Langston Hughee.
The annOUn00! 11ellt 1 • ace, ted wi1; 4. JDUch~ appreoiation,
Fo r. he _~ s,. a. . recon1 zod. po et ' 0 - r t~ p '. 1~: tion. . >
It- .~ s interesting- ais it, ~ o · ul~ : b~,;;'/:, ,,,:.-. Ii..,- "'" -
As the Librarian. told of him gE?! tting hie Doctor's Degree.
Then of a few ll! Oments tilnc he It- a, c. e, good use,
Telling ' of an ~~ U6~ tgL way he W~ 8 introduced•
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The way he spoke of a wri ter' wa~ grand r
By whose ~ aJte you could not tcl~ if he was a woman or man.
He. emphasizdd poetioal writin~ ~ s for pleasure's sake,
In fact ' Poetry V! ci. s somew! Je, t like a caltt' 9.
He ment ioned SOl: le of the grea: i: ice. t ' m- i t ers we ever saw,
Suc~ as James W0ldon Johnson, Pubois and Dunbar.
The statement was to our delight,' .
As he ga~ Te the rule by whi " h he; wr1 t es. *•• * •••• ~* ••• * ••••••••• *. r** · · · t* P.* P* ••••• P •••••••••••••••••••
His own poem was an expression of love,
On the desire to be called a Tu~ tle Dove. .
Soience in a very amltsing wa) ~~ traced,
With the poem that pictured thq colore in ou~ race.
The explanation certainly was :(. ine, .
On the first poem he wrote wi th fourteen lines.
And I am eurs. the ladies will'not forget,
That, he said ' he is not , married · " yet•.
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The disappointment was enough to, make him sad,
Thinking of the two pistols th~ t he na~ er had.
! t was interesting to every woma. n and man,
About not liking the i~ stallmeRt plan.
Tho:: closing w) rds seem t,:, have been a faot,
I will meet you at the bUB 8t8:~ ion, your baby Jack.
Then an interesting Oourse he took, '
fao read a poem from hi 8 now bo_~ k. *••••*.*****•• **.**'**.**~***.*'**.******••••• *.** ••• P •••••••••
The story was amusing aoout the ohild at the show,
That had been Ii1ting in a land. of J1l21 Crow.
The statement ahe made was very profound,
There is no back seat on a Merry Go Round.
An anBwer~ o the queation we still lack,
Vlhere i8 the : aoree fo r the kid tr.. s. tG black.
- Over the a. u.~ ience his voice was hurled~
' Hendy I s Blues arc' Bung all ove~ the rorlo..
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, Wh~ n, i i you , q id not like home YbU could run away.
':' he · n Mr.. · , ii£ lghciF esurn' ' the tj; 8l! ~.. ' -,. : oJ,-
~~ anGwer'~ ueationa any one m~ gh~ ask.
And he Beemed to ha, re been at ' hi; bast,
When he read the poem by speoial request.
It s3e~ ed to have touched our: sonaG of feeling some how,
VVhen be said keep your hand on the plow.
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He empha8ized that wherever you may roam,
Therewl11 come a time you wilJ. want;. to go back home,
To the eudience , it W2~ G accepted ~ nth groat appreoiation,
As he told of hie, eX", t) e: dei1CiJ wi th the different nations.
Tc all questions his answers were well applied,
And the large audience was perfectly" ~ ati8fied.
You may h3ar Mr. Hu; hcs day time ~ r ~ t night~
"'; 6 can t 8: 1. 1 Vi e ' Wo: r: J rl. t. ba t h,~ i € I allrigh7. ..
