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The Day the Priestess and the Poet Met in Asheville

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Langston Hughes first met Nina Simone in 1949, when he visited her high school chapter of the NAACP. Their decades-long friendship would become a cultural cornerstone of the Black Power era.

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The Day the Priestess and the Poet Met in Asheville

Langston Hughes first met Nina Simone in 1949, when he visited her high school chapter of the NAACP. Their decades-long friendship would become a cultural cornerstone of the Black Power era.

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INDY Week broke the news on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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