Written by:

Langston Hughes, American, 1902 - 1967  Search this

Published by:

Broadside Press, founded 1965  Search this

Subject of:

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm)

Type:

poems

Place printed:

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Date:

July 1967

Description:

Poem printed in black ink on light-blue paper titled Backlash Blues by Langston Hughes. Surrounding the text on the page is a narrow black border. Under the poem is the copyright and publisher address. The poem was published by Broadside press as Broadside No. 13.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Press  Search this

Literature  Search this

Race discrimination  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Resistance  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.124.2

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1967 by Langston Hughes

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Classification:

Books and Published Materials

Movement:

BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd556f25c37-3fc7-46e4-986d-f4d35a4c5f2f

EDAN-URL:

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