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Title Interview with Gloria Naylor
Library Henry Hampton Collection, Film & Media Archive, Washington University Libraries
Collection Name Henry Hampton Collection
Collection Overview These oral history interviews are part of the 'I'll Make Me A World: African-American Artists in the 20th Century' collection, a celebration of some extraordinary achievements by African-American writers, dancers, painters, actors, musicians, and other influential artists of the 20th Century.
Date 12 Feb 1997
Description Gloria Naylor is an American novelist. In this interview, Naylor explores her early years as a writer, and the way in which the African-American language has influenced her writing. The impact of African-American culture on American society is also investigated.
Document Type Oral History (Video)
Theme(s) Arts and Culture
Keywords arts, culture, family, teachers, womanhood, racial tensions, politics, music
Places Mississippi; New York, New York
People Giovanni, Nikki; Morrison, Toni; Shange, Ntozake; Ellington, Duke; Baraka, Amiri
Organisations/Associations Black Arts Movement (BAM)
Note Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of Washington University in St. Louis.
Name Naylor, Gloria
Interviewer Pollard, Sam
Date of Recording 12 Feb 1997
Duration 00:24:14
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