John A. Williams: Case Twenty-one

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John A. Williams read a selection from CLIFFORD'S BLUES

John A. Williams reading a selection from Clifford's Blues View the reading
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Captain Blackman

An interview with Williams about CAPTAIN BLACKMAN:

Captain Blackman interview, part 1 Introduction by the DJ

Captain Blackman interview, part 2 Williams discussing race and WWII
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Alicante, Spain. 10 May 1969.
The sun was shining, the wine was flowing, the traffic roared by and John and Chester rapped on about Paris, Richard Wright, and the CIA.

Chester Himes interview Listen to Williams interview Chester Himes
Chester Himes
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Williams addressing the UR 2003 graduating class

John A. Williams addresses the 2003 graduating class at the University of Rochester.

Williams' speech to the UR 2003 graduating class View the speech
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"I have been to Africa and know it is not my home. America is; it is my country too, and has been for generations. I am committed to the search for its true meaning; I hope what I have found is not it. I am forced to hope for it and I have no choice but to meet the challenge of it."
This Is My Country Too. New York: New American Library (1965).

"Racism is what we battle with the pen."
John A. Williams, National Black Writers Conference in New York. 23 March 1996.
John A. Williams
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