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Charles Richard Johnson reads from and discusses his book "Middle Passage"

BROADCAST: Jan. 30, 1991 | DURATION: 00:54:01

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Synopsis

Rutherford Calhoun is the main character of Charles Richard Johnson's novel, "Middle Passage." In his quest to get away from his marriage and a bill collector, a freed slave himself, Rutherford stows away onto a ship not realizing that the cargo being carried are slaves from Africa.

Details

Broadcast Date
Jan. 30, 1991

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
54 minutes, 1 second

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Literature African American History & Culture

People

Authors, Writers

Tags

Johnson, Charles Richard, 1948---Interviews Johnson, Charles Richard, 1948-. Middle passage. Slave trade--Fiction. African Americans--Fiction. Historical fiction Sea stories. Novelists, American--20th century--Interviews Authors, American--20th century--Interviews WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Audiotapes. Radio programs.

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