Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions
Thirteen videos on the works and lives of renowned American poets, including Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and Robert Frost. With performances, interviews, and dramatic readings.
PBS
Pbs: Lorraine Hansberry: A Raisin in the Sun: American Dream Deferred
In this video [2:56] from the American Masters film Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart, students learn how the play A Raisin in the Sun explores the impact of dreams deferred. Inspired by the famous Langston Hughes poem...
PBS
Pbs.org: Gwendolyn Brooks Dramatic Reading
Actual audio/video of Brooks reading. Also included are excellent quotes from the author.
Internet Multicasting Service
Harper Audio: Ossie Davis Reads Langston Hughes
The Simple stories by Hughes are sometimes overlooked in studies of his work. Actor Ossie Davis reads four of these stories, which originally appeared as a newspaper column.
Crash Course
Crash Course Literature 215: Langston Hughes & the Harlem Renaissance
A video in which author John Green discusses Langston Hughes, his life, his poetry, and his role in the Harlem Renaissance. [11:31]
Library of Congress
Loc: Webcast: Langston Hughes and His Poetry
Launch a webcast about the life and work of Langston Hughes. [19:44]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Harlem
"What happens to a dream deferred?" Langston Hughes question calls former President Bill Clinton, pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, poet Sonia Sanchez, and students from the Harlem Children's Zone to interpret Hughes' most iconic...