This dramatic evocation of the forever poignant and courageous struggle of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s is told in words, pictures, and the voices of participants, and is accompanied by two audio CDs.
The acting couple of Ossie David and Ruby Dee, who celebrated 50 years of marriage in 1998, switch off narrating this dual memoir. They recall their individual upbringings, his in the Southern U.S., hers in the North, their first meeting as co-performers on Broadway in 1945, their lives as Black entertainers in film, on stage, and on television, ...
The ultimate gift to posterity from the incomparable actor, writer, and visionary Ossie Davis: a compilation of his stirring words that Americans will cherish for years to come.
Lorraine Hansberry wrote of Black consciousness before it was fashionable, but she bequeathed to all of us a legacy astounding in its richness and relevancy. Few writers, black or white, are more relevant to present-day America than Lorraine Hansberry. Here, for the first time, Caedmon has gathered many of her plays, interviews, and speeches into ...
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
