The HistoryMakers video oral history with Nikki Giovanni.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 32 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.027 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Giovanni, Nikki, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hodge, Adele, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Nikki Giovanni |
| Portion of title | Nikki Giovanni |
| Abstract | Poet Nikki Giovanni was born on June 7, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Receiving her B.A. degree in 1967 from Fisk University in Nashville, Giovanni was involved in the black arts movement, and organized the Black Arts Festival in Cincinnati. In 1970, Giovanni founded her own publishing company, Niktom Limited. She published volumes of poetry and other books, including Racism 101 and Blues: For All the Changes. In 1987, she joined the faculty of the English department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute where she taught writing, poetry, and literature. Giovanni received numerous honorary degrees, including the NAACP Image Award for Literature in 1998 and 2000, and the Langston Hughes Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters in 1996. She was named Woman of the Year by Mademoiselle, Essence, and Ladies Home Journal. In 2015 Giovanni was named one of the Library of Virginia's "Virginia Women in History" for her contributions to poetry, education, and society. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Adele Hodge, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2003 January 31. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2003.027 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |