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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Interview with Cornel West |
| 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 | 2 Dec 1997 |
| Description | Cornel West is an American philosopher, academic, activist, author, public intellectual and influential member of the Democratic Socialists of America. In this interview West explores the concept of 'black art', the effects of slavery and discrimination, and the attraction of Paris to many African-American artists following World War II. |
| Document Type | Oral History (Video) |
| Theme(s) | Arts and Culture |
| Keywords | arts, slavery, Harlem Renaissance, discrimination, civil rights, music, religion, church, politics, Jim Crow laws, racial violence |
| Places | Mississippi; Paris; New York, New York |
| People | Smith, Bessie; Rainey, Ma; Du Bois, W E B; Locke, Alain LeRoy; Hughes, Langston; Hurston, Zora Neale; Wright, Richard; Baldwin, James; Hansberry, Lorraine; Lee, Spike; Malcolm X |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of Washington University in St. Louis. |
| Name | West, Cornel |
| Interviewer | Pollard, Sam |
| Date of Recording | 2 Dec 1997 |
| Duration | 01:04:45 |
| Copyright | Copyright is owned by Washington University |