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Need To Know  American Voices: Katori Hall

Memphis-born playwright Katori Hall on breaking down assumptions about poverty. Details

 

Program: Need To Know

Episode: American Voices: Katori Hall

Playwright Katori Hall’s “The Mountaintop,” a musing on Martin Luther King’s last night, played on Broadway with Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson in the lead roles. Her play “Hurt Village” takes place in a contemporary Memphis housing project. In this essay, she addresses breaking down assumptions about poverty.

Duration: (3:39)
Premiere Date: 12/14/2012
Episode Expires: Thu 14 Dec 2017
TV Rating: NR


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