Producer, Reid Forsee.

"OUR SPECIAL SPEAKER"
(Langston Hughes)

Toronto to
CBC National,
Sunday April 18,1943.
8:45-9 PM EDT

**OPENING:** As our special speaker this evening the CBC presents the American negro poet and author, Langston Hughes, who came to Toronto this week end under the auspices of the Society for the Study of Russia and has read his poetry to other groups while in the city. Mr. Hughes is the author of a number of books of verse, a book of short stories, a novel "Not Without Laughter", an autobiography, and the recently published work "Shakespeare in Harlem".

Several of his books have been translated into European and Oriental tongues. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Writers' War Board in the United States, and speaks this evening on "The American Negro in the War". Ladies and gentlemen - Mr. Langston Hughes.

CLOSING:

As our special speaker this evening the CBC has just presented the American negro poet and author, Langston Hughes, who came to Toronto this week-end under the auspices of the Society for the study of Russia, and has read his poetry to other groups as well while here. A number of Mr. Hughes' books have been translated into European and Oriental tongues, and his voices is known to the peoples of the occupied countries of Europe from the U.S through many short wave broadcasts he has made for the Office of War Information. In the United States

His latest work, recently published, is entitled "Shakespeare in Harlem". Mr. Hughes spoke to you from the CBC's Toronto Studios.

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