August Wilson and African American Culture

Name: August Wilson and African American Culture
Uploaded: 2017-01-20T16:11:48Z
Duration: P20S
Description: Tony-award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, now directing the Broadway premiere of August Wilson's "Jitney," speaks of Wilson as a lion, bringing the African American experience out of the periphery and into the center of the discussion.

Clip: 01/20/2017 | 20s | Video has closed captioning.

Tony-award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, now directing the Broadway premiere of August Wilson's "Jitney," speaks of Wilson as a lion, bringing the African American experience out of the periphery and into the center of the discussion.

Aired: 01/20/17

Rating: NR

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