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February 15, 1978 - Selected readings demonstrate the broad historical and contemporary range of black literature and authors, in honor of Black History Month. Includes work featured by authors Dorothy West, Frank Yerby, Langston Hughes, Chester Himes and Ted Poston.
March 9, 1978 - Angela Davis, black activist and professor of women's studies at San Francisco State College, speaking at Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota. Davis’s address is titled "The Sixties: A Revolution."
March 13, 1978 - Comedian and social activist Dick Gregory speaking at Concordia College. Gregory discussed an array of topics, including politics, education, racism, religion, and energy issues.
March 14, 1978 - Author and poet Abigail McCarthy lectures on Jane Grey Swisshelm, the 19th Century St. Cloud newspaper editor and pioneering radical Minnesota feminist. McCarthy spoke recently at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul.
March 20, 1978 - On this Mixed Media program, MPR’s Nancy Fushan profiles poets Robert Creeley & Diane Wakowski, and filmaker Alfred Guzetti. Creeley
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May 2, 1978 - MPR’s Bill Siemering profiles Minnesota poet Robert Bly. Program includes Bly reading from his book "This Body is Made of Camphor and Gopherwood" at Augsburg College, followed by an interview with Siemering.
May 3, 1978 - In March 1978 the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks hosted the 9th annual Writers Conference. Minnesota Public Radio Arts and Cultural Affairs reporter Nancy Fushan attended the conference, this is the first of three programs with an overview of the themes.This year's theme is Literature as Lamp and Mirror.
May 3, 1978 - This Midday program deals with the shape of literature in our society with emphasis on writers in the Midwest. Presented is a portion of keynote speech at Midwest Writers Festival and Book Fair in the Twin Cities by Lucien Stryk, professor at Northern Illinois University.
May 5, 1978 - First part of Walker Art Center's 1980 literature series with guests. Speakers include: William Burroughs, Tillie Olson, and Imamu Amiri Baraka. book, author, writer.