Articles with keyword "African Americans"
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I'll Make Me a World
From ragtime to Spike Lee, a film captures the kaleidoscope of cultural contributions made by African Americans in this century.
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The Tumultuous Life of Porgy and Bess
A new film documents sixty years of controversy surrounding Gershwin's folk opera.
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One Family's Journey: A Conversation with Adele Logan Alexander
Historian Adele Logan Alexander talks with NEH Chairman William R. Ferris about the rise of a resolute African American family and its service to the nation.
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The Long Shadow of Invisible Man
A film on Ralph Ellison and his novel delves into his position as a black man in America.
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Resurrecting the Texts
This year's Jefferson Lecturer, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., talks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about building a canon of African American literature.
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An Internet Witch-Hunt
Trials, technology, and a historian's detective work are discussed by Chairman William R. Ferris and Benjamin Ray.
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Jazz--An American Elixir
A jamboree of blues, ragtime, gospel, and country combine into a unique brew.
