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Title Interview with Gwendolyn Brooks
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 29 Dec 1997
Description Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was an American poet and teacher. In this interview, Brooks explores her success as a poet and recites extracts from her work. Brooks also discusses her identity as an African-American writer.
Document Type Oral History (Video)
Theme(s) Arts and Culture
Keywords arts, womanhood, equality, discrimination, family, leisure, racial tensions
Places Chicago, Illinois
People Madhubuti, Haki R; King, Martin Luther, Jr
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 Brooks, Gwendolyn
Interviewer Pollard, Sam
Date of Recording 29 Dec 1997
Duration 01:26:13
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