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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Interview with Ishmael Reed |
| 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 | 19 Dec 1997 |
| Description | Ishmael Reed is an American novelist, playwright, editor, songwriter, poet and publisher. In this interview, Reed discusses Martin Luther King, the civil rights movement and the Black Power Movement, which formed the backdrop of his work. |
| Document Type | Oral History (Video) |
| Theme(s) | Arts and Culture; Civil Rights and Black Power |
| Keywords | civil rights, Harlem Renaissance, religion, arts, Great Depression, politics |
| Places | New York, New York; Seattle, Washington |
| People | Malcolm X; Schuyler, George; Neal, Larry; Brown, Charles; Micheaux, Oscar; Baldwin, James; King, Martin Luther, Jr; Walker, Alice |
| 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 | Reed, Ishmael |
| Interviewer | Greene, Denise |
| Date of Recording | 19 Dec 1997 |
| Duration | 00:32:34 |
| Copyright | Copyright is owned by Washington University |