August Wilson : The Ground on Which I Stand

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Explore the life and legacy of August Wilson, the playwright some call America's Shakespeare, who chronicled the 20th-century black experience. Features James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Laurence Fishburne, Viola Davis, new dramatic readings and rare footage
Acclaimed Playwright (4:08)
Wilson's Background (3:46)
Wilson's Education (2:33)
Community Life and Raising Consciousness (3:31)
Wilson's Artistic Evolution (3:18)
"Jitney" (2:43)
National Playwrights Conference (4:20)
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (3:29)
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Success (2:53)
"Fences" (4:37)
"Joe Turner's Come and Gone" (5:05)
"The Piano Lesson" (4:52)
Living with a Playwright (3:23)
"Two Trains Running" (2:52)
Director Lloyd Richards (2:40)
Professional Bonds Break (2:47)
Women in Wilson's Plays (4:58)
Wilson's Speech (4:06)
Revival of "Jitney" (3:54)
"Gem of the Ocean" (4:57)
Wilson's Illness (3:55)
Wilson's Death (4:26)
Credits: August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (1:22)

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