Coal black voices /
"Coal Black voices is an intimate mosaic of images, poetry, and storytelling by Afrilachian poets as they experienced life in the American Black South and Appalachian region. The ensemble of African-American writers challenge simple notions of an all white Appalachian region and culture while d...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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[Covington, Ky.] :
Media Working Group,
[2006]
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| Summary: | "Coal Black voices is an intimate mosaic of images, poetry, and storytelling by Afrilachian poets as they experienced life in the American Black South and Appalachian region. The ensemble of African-American writers challenge simple notions of an all white Appalachian region and culture while drawing on the traditions such as the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, and the experiences of the African Disapora. The poetry of the Afrilachian poets celebrates their African heritage and rural roots while encompassing themes of racism and Black identity. In this documentary they give voice to the pleasures of family, land, good food, artistic community, music and transformation"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R. |
| Production Credits: | Consulting producer, Frank X. Walker ; director of photography, Mark Stucker ; editor, Miguel Huarcaya ; consultants, C. Daniel Dawson, Gurney Norman, George Stoney, Kaylynn Sullivan TwoTrees ; original music, ISWHAT?! |