Finale Part 6, 10/1/1994
Bernice Johnson Reagon speaks and performs, playing a curious shaker instument and then drum, Kathryn Harris acts as sign-language interpreter
Fisher, Betty Kilby, interviewed by Carrie MacLeod
Describes her experiences as an African American student in Virginia during the early years of school desegregation in the 1950s and 1960s. Describes the policy of "massive resistance" whereby the governor of Virginia cl..
Flory, Gary, interviewed by Adam Regula
Records an interview with Gary Flory, who works for the Valley Regional Office of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Flory discusses issuing permits, and inspection of agricultural operations, includ..
Flory, Gary, interviewed by Ian Hallada
Records an interview with Gary Flory, who works for the Valley Regional Office of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Flory discusses his childhood in Ohio, his education, and previous employment as a..
For My People: The Life and Writing of Margaret Walker
Footage of Margaret Walker speaking, interspliced with narration from various individuals
Free Read 10/1/1994
00:00 Various speakers are heard but not seen, test screen is displayed and then camera focuses on an empty table on stage; 2:58 camera finally focuses on unidentified speaker; 03:45 D .J. Renegade speaks; 07:30 Ta-Nehis..
Friday Keynote Speeches Part 2, 9/30/1994
00:00 Continuance of Gwendolyn Brooks speaking and reading (from part 1); 46:30 tribute to Brooks by Haki R. Madhubuti; 51:27 tribute from Joanne V. Gabbin
Friday Poetry Reading Part 1, 9/30/1994
01:30 Dolores Kendrick speaks, reads poem "The Agony and the Bone"; 34:00 Lucille Clifton introduces Nikki Giovanni; 38:55 Rita Dove speaks and reads poems
Friday Poetry Reading Part 1, 9/30/1994
00:10 Joanne V. Gabbin introduces Rita Dove; 05:00 Dove speaks and reads poems; 44:00 Gabbin introduces Dolores Kendrick; 46:44 Kendrick introduces Gwendolyn Brooks; 51:40 Brooks speaks and reads poems