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Elma Stuckey reads from and discusses her poetry

BROADCAST: Mar. 10, 1961 | DURATION: 00:28:09

Stuckey talks about her childhood in Memphis, writing "in the dialect", and reads "Rigamarole", "Daylight Savings Time", "Defense", "Old Man" and "Old King Cotton."

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

Broadcast Date
Mar. 10, 1961

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : 7 in., 1 sound tape reel (ca. 52.29 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
28 minutes, 9 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

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