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Field name | Value |
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Title | Interview with Joseph Johnson |
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 | 6 Nov 1997 |
Description | In this interview, Johnson describes his childhood and his exposure to art and culture. Johnson also discusses the strict lines drawn between blacks and whites in the 1930s, in addition to the success of Paul Robeson. |
Document Type | Oral History (Video) |
Theme(s) | Arts and Culture |
Keywords | arts, culture, family, church, racial tensions, civil rights, discrimination, employment, music, World War II, sport, communism |
Places | San Francisco, California |
People | Robeson, Paul; Douglass, Frederick |
Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of Washington University in St. Louis. |
Name | Johnson, Joseph |
Interviewer | Strain, Tracy Heather |
Date of Recording | 6 Nov 1997 |
Duration | 00:55:56 |
Copyright | Copyright is owned by Washington University |