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Explore the advent of Food Television with James Beard
4:04
James Beard played a key role in the very first food shows on television.
Lorraine Hansberry on being young, gifted and black
1:41
Lorraine Hansberry encourages young writers to represent their community in their work.
Lorraine Hansberry speaks out against injustice
2:03
Lorraine Hansberry speaks out with "sighted eyes and feeling heart" against injustice.
Learn About Ursula K. Le Guin's Predecessor to Harry Potter
2:45
Explore the magical world Ursula K. Le Guin created in fantasy novel A Wizard of Earthsea.
Ursula K. Le Guin's Passionate Acceptance Speech
1:58
Watch the acceptance speech that shook the literary world.
Go behind the scenes with John Singleton
1:30
John Singleton shares why he believes Dr. Angelou's story is so important.
Hear how Maya Angelou met Tupac Shakur for the first time
1:52
Without realizing it, Maya Angelou met Tupac Shakur.
Learn about Norman Lear's friendship with Dr. Maya Angelou
2:02
Learn how Norman Lear struck up a friendship with Dr. Maya Angelou.
Eero and Eliel Saarinen Compete for St. Louis
1:44
Both Eliel and his son, Eero, competed to design a new monument in St. Louis, MO.
Marking Man's Time on Earth at General Motors
1:32
Eero Saarinen exhibited his architectural vision through his design for General Motors.
Reconstructing Eero Saarinen's MIT Chapel
2:48
MIT is renovating their chapel, designed by Eero Saarinen and dedicated in 1955.
Eero Saarinen's Design of the MIT Chapel
2:12
In designing the MIT Chapel, Eero Saarinen aimed to capture a basic spiritual environment.
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