Poetry by Langston Hughes - The Weary Blues
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One of 25 video poems in Four Seasons Productions upcoming Moving Poetry Series - Three innovative new films - RANT * RAVE * RIFF. The Weary Blues was written by Langston Hughes in 1923 and recited in our film by author and Harvard Professor Dr. Allen Dwight Callahan. Learn more about this provocative new series, featured poems, poets and readers at www.4SeasonsProductions.com.
Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: January 20, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Author: dkadagian
Length: 04:23
Rating: 4.80
Views: 23887
Tags: blues harlem poems poetry
Video Comments
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Iamjustherek (July 11, 2008 at 12:57 pm)
Yes, it should be caught up by now but remember it took integration a while too. I'm guessing that it'll slowly pop in one at a time. But right now I really wanna stop this conversation. If we really liked Langston Hughes we shouldn't be cluttering up his poem's comment box.
Rena721 (July 11, 2008 at 3:17 am)
So you think because integration came to fast in schools the curriculum didn't catch up to speed? So over time things may change? That logical thinking. But some would say it's been too long already. I mean it's been what 40 years?
Iamjustherek (July 10, 2008 at 11:21 pm)
Okay, I do admit theres an imbalanced in the system. But you gotta look back on America's history. Obviously they kept a lot of other races out of schools so I think intergration came too fast for them to change it. But I think in the future there will be more cultures being taught.
Rena721 (July 10, 2008 at 10:35 pm)
It's not assumptions its observations. Why is it we hardly hear about important people from other races as much as we do whites? Clearly I am not making it up. It's obvious.... there isn't an equal balance.... I am not one of the ones who blames everything on racism so to tell me something is not racism you would have to literally floor me with evidence that its not.
Iamjustherek (July 10, 2008 at 9:48 pm)
But like I was saying before... you can't just assume that someone higher up is racist. That could be dangerous. Though I love his poems, Langston Hughes just isn't as popular or as easily recognizable as Shakespeare.
Rena721 (July 10, 2008 at 9:35 pm)
Oh? Strange how YT does things.... Alright :)
Iamjustherek (July 10, 2008 at 9:30 pm)
Nope, I didn't push anything but positive.
Rena721 (July 10, 2008 at 7:29 pm)
Opps! You must've pushed the wrong one.... it says negative one....
Iamjustherek (July 10, 2008 at 7:25 pm)
Actually no. I put a thumbs up to all of your comments actually. I guess thats the thanks I get.
Rena721 (July 10, 2008 at 5:53 pm)
And let me guess you were the one who put a thumbs down on all of our comments on here. |