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DVD

Maya Angelou, and still I rise

Call Number

  • DVD 921 A584M (WSQ)

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Languages

In English, with optional English subtitles.

Performers

Interviewees: Maya Angelou, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Common, Alfre Woodard, Cicely Tyson, Quincy Jones, Hillary Clinton, John Singleton, Guy Johnson.

Publication Information

[Arlington, VA] : PBS Distibution, [2017]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (114 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally produced as a documentary in 2016 and broadcast on PBS as an episode of American masters in 2017.

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