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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Interview with Lerone Bennett |
| 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 | 30 Dec 1997 |
| Description | Lerone Bennett is an African-American scholar, author and social historian. In this interview, Bennett discusses his memories of Gwendolyn Books, in addition to the Black Arts Movement and the women's movement. Bennett also discusses Paul Robeson and his impact on the black community. |
| Document Type | Oral History (Video) |
| Theme(s) | Arts and Culture; Civil Rights and Black Power |
| Keywords | arts, church, womanhood, culture, gender, slavery, World War II, riots, racial tensions, music |
| Places | Chicago, Illinois |
| People | Brooks, Gwendolyn; Robeson, Paul; Baldwin, James; Hughes, Langston; Mandela, Nelson |
| 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 | Bennett, Lerone |
| Interviewer | Pollard, Sam |
| Date of Recording | 30 Dec 1997 |
| Duration | 00:53:33 |
| Copyright | Copyright is owned by Washington University |