August Wilson and two of his sisters describe his early school days, when he showed an early love of language and learning, and suffered daily insults for being black at a primarily white school. Wilson describes an instance when he timed his response to a bully to the words of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Features
Clip | The Essential Ingredients for an August Wilson Play
Clip | August Wilson’s Timeless Work
Clip | August Wilson and African American Culture
Clip | Phylicia Rashad in Gem of the Ocean
Classroom Resources: August Wilson
Clip | Costume Design for August Wilson’s Plays
Clip | August Wilson on Beginning with Dialogue
Clip | Filmmaker Interview with Sam Pollard
Clip | Behind the Scenes with James Earl Jones
Music in August Wilson’s Work
Clip | Panel Discussion with Phylicia Rashad, Moderated by Filmmaker Sam Pollard
Clip | August Wilson in Seattle
August Wilson’s 10-play cycle: scenes and synopses
August Wilson biography and timeline
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
