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Lesson Overview
Objective
Identify author's purpose from an interview.
Compare and contrast how the different structures of texts by August Wilson, Lorraine Hansberry, August Wilson, Isabel Wilkerson and Bessie Smith, contribute to their portrayals of the African American experience.
Readings and Materials
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Book: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
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Video: “Isabel Wilkerson: 2011 Heartland Prize for Non-Fiction” by Chicago Humanities Festival
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Video: “Bessie Smith: Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out” by MiM Musicians in Mourning ((2015))
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