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Field name | Value |
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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 |