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April 24, 2025 Tour Series

Hughes’ Visit to St. Alphonsus (1st Stop)

By Kacey Cooper Hughes’ Visit Saint Alphonsus PerformanceFirst on Langston Hughes’ Negro History Week itinerary list, devised by Librarian Elizabeth Jenkins, was Saint Alphonsus School. There, students recited...

April 24, 2025 Archive Series, Freedom's Plow Series

Muni’s “Freedom’s Plow” Performance Rhetorical Analysis

By Kacey Cooper Special thanks to the National Urban League and the National Humanities Center library for helping secure Paul Muni’s 1943 performance of “Freedom’s Plow.” This audio...