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Interviewing Gwendolyn Brooks

BROADCAST: Jul. 21, 1964 | DURATION: 00:37:01

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Broadcast Date
Jul. 21, 1964

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : 7 in.

Duration
37 minutes, 1 second

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Topics

Poetry Chicago Urban Life

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Authors, Writers

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Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000 Poets African Americans Audiotapes. Radio programs WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)

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