Learning the 'Rules,' Singing the Blues
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Learning the 'Rules,' Singing the Blues
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Description
Biographical article, with photos, about prominent black poets from or influenced by Kansas City, including Roger Wilkins, Melvin Tolson, Langston Hughes, and James Weldon Johnson. Personal experiences of these writers are related in the context of social status and conditions of blacks in Kansas City, especially before widespread desegregation. How these experiences influenced their writings is also described. One example is the following: "To the young Joplin-born poet Langston Hughes, Kansas City was electric.... It was on Independence Avenue, around 1913, that Mr. Hughes first heard the blues being played...."
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Creator: Burnes, Brian
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1984-02-20
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Related Item
The Kansas City Star
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Shelf Locator
Ramos Vertical File: Black Americans--Kansas City, Missouri
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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