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Title Interview with John Edgar Wideman
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 8 Dec 1997
Description John Edgar Wideman is an American writer and professor at Brown University. In this interview, Wideman reflects on the inspiration behind his career as a writer, and his association with the Black Arts Movement.
Document Type Oral History (Video)
Theme(s) Arts and Culture
Keywords Harlem Renaissance, arts, racial tensions, World War II, slavery, civil rights, segregation, family
Places Harlem, New York
People Hughes, Langston; Hurston, Zora Neale; Baldwin, James; Brooks, Gwendolyn
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 Wideman, John Edgar
Interviewer Strain, Tracy Heather
Date of Recording 8 Dec 1997
Duration 01:15:02
Copyright Copyright is owned by Washington University