Reminiscences of Raoul Abdul, 1975.

Biographical Note

Journalist, secretary to Langston Hughes

Scope and Contents

Musical background; journalistic work in Cleveland; work as Langston Hughes' secretary, Harlem, 1957-1967; Hughes' working methods, his attitudes toward black culture and artistic projects; work in the theater; Hughes' death

Subjects

• Abdul, Raoul--Interviews.
• African Americans--Social conditions.
• American literature--African American authors.
• Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
• Interviews.
• Journalists--Interviews.
• Lashley, Clifford, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Secretaries--Interviews.

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