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Cab Calloway vs. Dizzy Gillespie
2:29
Writers and critics discuss the long-time rivalry between Cab and Dizzy
Danny Holgate plays Gershwin
0:26
Danny Holgate plays a section of "Ain't Necesarily So"
Interview with Kenneth Bowser
3:08
Watch an interview with Kenneth Bowser, director of Phil Ochs: But There for Fortune
The Blues Brothers Band Remembers Cab Calloway
2:22
The Blues Brothers Band tells a story about meeting Cab Calloway in an elevator
Interview with Bill T. Jones
1:30
Bill T. Jones discusses his perspective on on being documented for A Good Man
Problems with Columns
1:06
In this outtake from Bill T. Jones: A Good Man, the crew experiences an unexpected problem
Wally Lamb on To Kill a Mockingbird
3:04
The acclaimed author discusses To Kill a Mockingbird as an agent of radical change
James McBride on To Kill a Mockingbird
3:29
McBride reflects on Harper Lee's subtle activism and the role of writers in civil rights
Mark Childress on To Kill a Mockingbird
2:37
Childress explains how the character Scout had a radical viewpoint in the segregated south
Harper Lee Live Q&A: Joy Brown and Mary McDonagh Murphy
30:11
Questions about Harper Lee, her history and her new novel are answered in a live Q&A.
Harper Lee: From Mockingbird to Watchman
13:00
In an American Masters exclusive, Murphy reports on meeting with Lee on June 30, 2015.
See Behind the Scenes of Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
3:57
Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn-Whack share the inspiration and process behind their film.
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