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Eugene B. Redmond promotional ephemera : Sacramento, Calif., 1972-1973.
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Title:

Eugene B. Redmond promotional ephemera: Sacramento, Calif., 1972-1973

Creator/Contributor:

Redmond, Eugene., creator

Creator/Contributor:

Harrison, Lucy B., illustrator.

Creator/Contributor:

Black River Writers

Creator/Contributor:

Sons/Ancestors Players

Abstract:

Contains printed promotional materials advertising Redmond's newest works and a performance of a play at California State University, Sacramento. Includes an invitation to a holiday event promoting "Bloodlinks and Sacred Places" and "In a Time of Rain & Desire" and containing the poem, "Blackfest" on the inside front cover; a Black River Writers [Press] promotional pamphlet for "In a Time of Rain & Desire", cover illustration by L. [Lucy B.] Harrison, 1973.; and a broadside (8 x 11 in) advertising the performance of "Will I Still Be Here Tomorrow" as part of the event presentation, "Aspects of Oppression," by the Sons/Ancestors Players held at the Outdoor Theater, California State University, Sacramento, May 21-26, 1972

Date:

1972 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
African American poets
African American dramatists
Black theater -- California -- Sacramento
Black Arts movement
American poetry -- African American authors
African American authors
African American college teachers
Poètes noirs américains
Dramaturges noirs américains
Théâtre noir -- Californie -- Sacramento
Black Arts (Mouvement artistique)
Poésie américaine -- Auteurs noirs américains
Écrivains noirs américains
Professeurs noirs américains (Enseignement supérieur)
African American authors
African American college teachers
African American dramatists
African American poets
American poetry -- African American authors
Black Arts movement
Black theater
Universities and colleges -- Faculty
California -- Sacramento
California State University, Sacramento -- Faculty
Sons/Ancestors Players.
California State University, Sacramento.
Redmond, Eugene -- Archives
Redmond, Eugene

Note:

At the time these materials were printed, Redmond was a professor of English, and Poet-in-Residence in Ethnic Studies, at California State University, Sacramento.
Purchase; From Waiting for Godot Books; 20101117.
Eugene B. Redmond (born December 1, 1937, St. Louis) is an American poet, and academic. Redmond's published works of poetry include a pamphlet poem and six poetry collections, as well as numerous contributions to journals and anthologies. His poetry is closely connected to the Black Arts Movement and in 1976, Redmond was named Poet Laureate of East St. Louis, Missouri.
Preferred citation: Eugene B. Redmond promotional ephemera : Sacramento, Calif, BANC MSS 2011/16, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.

Type:

Archives.
Poems.
Publishers' advertisements.
Advertisements.
Ephemera.

Physical Description:

print
1 folder (3 items)

Language:

English

Origin:

California