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Assignment America

A weekly series with alternating interviewer: Harvard psycho-historian Doris Kerns; poet, playwright and author Maya Angelou; syndicated columnist George Will and populist chronicler Studs Terkel. Each program featured one of the four in a 30-minute film or videotape report on someone who contributed to the ideas and issues of America.

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StatusEnded
Original NameAssignment America
First Air Date
Last Air DateMay 13, 1975
Seasons1
Episodes4
Episode Runtime 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesThirteen
NetworksThirteen WNET
S01E119

Episode #119: Conversation with a Native Son

Novelist, essayist and outspoken black rights advocate James Baldwin talked about his career with Maya Angelou.

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