Classics of Black American Protest Poetry4. “Harlem” by Langston Hughes with Jazz Pianist Herbie Hancock and President Bill Clinton
16min2020 SEP 8
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We continue our discussion of Langston Hughes’ “Harlem” with Jazz composer and pianist Herbie Hancock and U.S. President Bill Clinton. During his discussion with Elisa New, Herbie Hancock explores the poem’s roots in the African American blues music tradition. President Clinton also shares in this episode some bits of vivid personal memory, and his thoughts on the meaning of Hughes’ words for African Americans today.