[James Baldwin's "The Amen Corner", tape 3]

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Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records. The video footage comes from James Baldwin's stage production "The Amen Corner," starring Esther Rolle as Margaret Alexander, pastor of the church.

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1 DVD (29 min., 31 sec.) : sd. col.

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Baldwin, James & King, Curtis June 12, 1986.

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Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records. The video footage comes from James Baldwin's stage production "The Amen Corner," starring Esther Rolle as Margaret Alexander, pastor of the church.

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1 DVD (29 min., 31 sec.) : sd. col.

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  • Preferred Citation: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records (AR0797), University of North Texas Special Collections

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[Program: The Amen Corner] (Pamphlet)

[Program: The Amen Corner]

Program for the performance of The Amen Corner, written by James Baldwin and directed by Curtis L. King. The performance was on June 3-15, 1986 at the Dallas Theater Center Kalita Humphreys Theater. The program provides a schedule for the importance and information on the cast and crew.

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  • June 12, 1986

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Baldwin, James & King, Curtis. [James Baldwin's "The Amen Corner", tape 3], video, June 12, 1986; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1941996/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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