International Festival of Arts & Ideas
Freedom’s Journey: Poetic Reflections on African American Legacies
Season 3 / Episode 2 Episode Archive
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Every year in June, the International Festival of Arts & Ideas bring together a diverse group of artists, writers, thinkers and world leaders to discuss the most pressing issues in art, society, politics and the environment. Every other week through out the year we share with our web audience our featured broadcasts of these events. Our eclectic program offers a mix of serious, controversial, and whimsical topics, all designed to inspire new ways of thinking.
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Sep 19, 2011
01:23:16
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As the nation memorializes the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War, Connecticut honors its diverse cultural history. Robert Stanton, ...
As the nation memorializes the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War, Connecticut honors its diverse cultural history. Robert Stanton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior, former Director of the National Park Service, and noted African-American environmentalist will talk about the importance to preserve and commemorate heritage sites. In this presentation, poets Kate Rushin, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Jarita Davis, Randall Horton, Bessy Reyna, and Ravi Shankar recite the poetry they wrote to celebrate CT Freedom Trail sites. Moderated by Laura Wexler, Professor of American Studies at Yale University.
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