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Photos: Speaking the past

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Ben Vereen, above, and Felix Justice, below, give voice to playwright Langston Hughes and Martin Luther King Jr., 1 p.m., Jan. 21 in the Power Center for the Performing Arts. Justice recites some of King’s most memorable speeches, then introduces “an old friend of mine.” Vereen portrays Langston Hughes, one of the greatest American writers in modern history.