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Talking Black in America – Performance Traditions

Talking Black in America – Performance Traditions

African American artistic forms like the Blues, Spirituals, Spoken Word, Preaching, Comedy and Hip Hop reveal a story about the creative use of African American Language and its function as a tool for survival, liberation and belonging within the Black Community.

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Talking Black in America – Performance Traditions

Talking Black in America – Performance Traditions

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An exploration of the creative use of African American Language in performance genres. (55m 43s)

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