Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
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Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre LordeEntry/Object ID
2024.20.6Description
Poet, lover, mother, warrior — Audre Lorde writes passionately of love and anger, civil rights and sexuality, family politics and the glories of nature. Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson reveal the potent legacy of this celebrated African American poet, whose life was cut short after a long battle with breast cancer.Secondary Title
PBS-POV (Point of View) Season 9 - 6/18/1996Motion Picture Details
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Audre Lorde, Poetry, Lesbian Leadership, Art, Biography, Civil RightsSubject Person
Audre LordeContext
An epic portrait of the eloquent, award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher and activist, Audre Lorde, whose writings -- spanning five decades -- articulated some of the most important social and political visions of the century. From Lorde's childhood roots in NYC's Harlem to her battle with breast cancer, this moving film explores a life and a body of work that embodied the connections between the Civil Rights movement, the Women's movement, and the struggle for lesbian and gay rights. At the heart of this documentary is Lorde's own challenge to "envision what has not been and work with every fiber of who we are to make the reality and pursuit of that vision irresistible."Category
VHS