Africa to America to Paris : the migration of black writers / Absynthe Programme, La Huit Production ; a film by Jacques Goldstein and Blaise N'Djehoya.

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 activ...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Absynthe Programmes
Huit Production
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Goldstein, Jacques
N'Djehoya, Blaise
Thomas, Dwayne
Clark, Tony
Sullivan, Lester
Leeming, David Adams, 1937-
Campbell, James, 1951-
Gentry, Herbert, 1919-2003
Diawara, Manthia, 1953-
Césaire, Aimé
Fabre, Michel
Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006
Van Peebles, Melvin, 1932-2021
Himes, Lesley
Desdunes, Rodolphe Lucien
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
Language:English
French
Language of the Original:
French
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and French with English subtitles or voiceover.
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2005], ©2005.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Migration of black writers
Format: Video DVD

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