- Written by
- Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
- Published by
- Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Subject of
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
- Date
- July 1967
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- Poem printed in black ink on light-blue paper titled Backlash Blues by Langston Hughes. Surrounding the text on the page is a narrow black border. Under the poem is the copyright and publisher address. The poem was published by Broadside press as Broadside No. 13.
- Place printed
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- poems
- Topic
- Black Press
- Literature
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.124.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1967 by Langston Hughes
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




