Keynote Speech: Houston A. Baker, Jr. and Poetry Reading 1

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Harris, Trudier (1948-02), Baker, Houston A., Jr., 1943-, Ward, Jerry W., Jr. (Jerry Washington), 1943-, Gabbin, Joanne V. (Joanne Veal), 1946-, Facknitz, Susan, Asim, Jabari, 1962-, Jackson, Major, 1968-, Medina, Tony (1966-01-10), Moore, Opal (1953), Strange, Sharan (1959), and Komunyakaa, Yusef (1947-04-29)

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Keynote Speech and Poetry Reading 1 at the 2004 Furious Flower Conference. Houston A. Baker Jr. gave his keynote speech entitled, "The Poetry of Impulse: Six Inches of African Stone and Lyrical Black Consciousness" after an introduction by Trudier Harris. The session continued a presentation of the Furious Flower Lifetime Achievement Award to Houston A. Baker Jr. by Jerry W. Ward Jr. and Joanne Gabbin. Susan Facknitz introduced the next segment, a poetry reading with Jabari Asim, Major Jackson, Tony Medina, Opal Moore, Sharan Strange, and Yusef Komunyakaa. The Keynote Speech and Poetry Reading 1 was held at Wilson Hall Auditorium, James Madison University on Friday, September 23, 1994 at 1:15 p.m.

This footage was originally recorded on 2 DVCAM videocassettes.

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American poetry -- African American authors
African Americans -- Poetry
Poetry -- Black authors
Poetry -- History and criticism
African American women poets
Political poetry
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Urban renewal
Middle Passage
Transatlantic slave trade
Families
Vietnam War veterans

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Hughes, Langston (James Mercer Langston), 1902-1967
Harris, Trudier (1948-02)
Baker, Houston A., Jr., 1943-
Ward, Jerry W., Jr. (Jerry Washington), 1943-
Gabbin, Joanne V. (Joanne Veal), 1946-
Facknitz, Susan
Asim, Jabari, 1962-
Jackson, Major, 1968-
Medina, Tony (1966-01-10)
Moore, Opal (1953)
Strange, Sharan (1959)
Komunyakaa, Yusef (1947-04-29)
Hughes, Langston (James Mercer Langston), 1902-1967

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