Africa to America to Paris : the migration of black writers / Absynthe Programme, La Huit Production ; a film by Jacques Goldstein and Blaise N'Djehoya.
Publisher:
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
Copyright Date:
1998
Description:
1 videocassette (53 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Commentary: Lester Sullivan, David Leeming, James Campbell, Herbert Gentry, Manthia Diawara, Aime Cesaire, Michel Fabre, Gordon Parks, Melvin Van Peebles, Lesley Himes. Narrators: Dwayne Thomas, Tony Clark. Originally produced in 1997.
Summary:
Traces the path of African-American literature from the shores of the U.S. to the Left Bank of Paris at the end of World War II through the late 1960s. The program provides context by first exploring the New Orleans salon poetry of Desdunes and then discussing the historic suppression of black activists in the U.S. after the Harlem Renaissance. This program primarily traces the lives of James Baldwin, Richard Wright and Chester Himes who immigrated to Paris seeking greater intellectual freedom. Includes remembrances of fellow artists and readings from their diaries and works.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)43992091
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.