An Evening with Nikki Giovanni

Authors

Oberlin College Archives

Publication Date

2-21-2002

Additional Resources

1. Oberlin Town and Gown Celebrate Black History Month, Oberlin Online
2. Nikki Giovanni to Perform at Oberlin College February 21, Oberlin Online
3. Giovanni Graces McGaw, Wooster Voice
4. House of Lord Celebrates Oberlin's Black Women of Excellence, The Oberlin Review

Description

Nikki Giovanni presented An Evening with Nikki Giovanni as part of Oberlin's Black History Month event series. As part of her visit, she spoke and read her works about Black culture, history, and identity, as well as her experience and role as a black woman part of a revolution. Her visit was supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation's Common Ground Grant.

Duration

1:28:05

Keywords

Black America, Racism in America, Nikki Giovanni, Poetry, Martin Luther King Jr. marriage, Relationships, Pullman porters, Emmett Till, Women in revolution, Segregation

Recommended Citation

Oberlin College Archives, "An Evening with Nikki Giovanni" (2002). Archives Audio Visual Collection. 1.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/av/1