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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
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