Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Oyewole, Abiodun
2. Wilson, Shawn
3. Burghelea, Neculai
4. HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.

Description

1. 1 online resource (14 video files (6 hr., 23 min., 11 sec.)) : sound, color.

Summary

1. Poet Abiodun Oyewole was born Charles Davis on February 25, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended a college in North Carolina where he earned his B.A. degree. He went on to earn his Ph.D. degree from Columbia University in New York City where he served as a faculty member. Oyewole was a founding member of the American musical spieling group, The Last Poets. On May 19, 1968, the anniversary of Malcolm X's birthday, Oyewole and two others, David Nelson and Gylan Kain, read poetry in tribute to Malcolm X at a memorial for him, and the group was born. In 1970, The Last Poets were signed by jazz producer Alan Douglas and released their first album which includes their classic poem Niggers are Scared of Revolution. The Last Poets' spoken word albums foreshadowed the work of rap groups like Public Enemy and Dead Prez. The Last Poets performed at Lollapalooza in 1994.

Alternative title

1. History Makers video oral history with Abiodun Oyewole
2. Abiodun Oyewole

Subject

1. Oyewole, Abiodun > Interviews
2. Oyewole, Abiodun
3. African Americans > Interviews
4. African Americans
5. Poet Spoken Word Artist

Genre/Form

1. Internet videos.
2. Interviews.
3. Nonfiction films.
4. Oral histories.

Credits (note)

1. Videographer, Neculai Burghelea.

Title

1. The HistoryMakers video oral history with Abiodun Oyewole.

Publisher

1. Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]

Country of producing entity

1. United States naf

Playing time

1. 062311

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. computer

Type of carrier

1. online resource

Digital file characteristics

1. video file

Performer

1. Shawn Wilson, interviewer.

Credits

1. Videographer, Neculai Burghelea.

Event

1. Recorded New York, New York 2006 December 13.
2. Recorded New York, New York 2007 February 22.
3. Recorded New York, New York 2007 March 21.

Source of description

1. Vendor-supplied metadata.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Indexed term

1. Poet Spoken Word Artist.

Added author

1. Oyewole, Abiodun, interviewee.
2. Wilson, Shawn, interviewer.
3. Burghelea, Neculai, director of photography.
4. HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.