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Buffy Sainte-Marie won an Oscar for her song "Up Where We Belong."

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"I always wanna be offering people stuff that they won't get somewhere else," says Buffy.

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Salman Rushdie talks about some of his favorite Saul Bellow books in this outtake.

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Gloria Naylor speaks about the American dream and Nella Larsen's "Passing."

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Herbie Hancock discusses the producer's career and influence in the music industry.

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"I was lonely for colleagues who were people of color," said Jones upon meeting Ailey.

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"Crucifixion" recalled the racial unrest Marian Anderson saw during her time in Chicago.

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Though Marian Anderson could sing both high and low notes, she was billed as a contralto.

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Duke found his mind and body shocked by his first time swimming in an indoor pool.

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Duke Kahanamoku shattered the Amateur Athletic Union's swim record in 1911.

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Duke Kahanamoku rescued eight men from the capsized Thelma in California.
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The Miles Davis Estate offered unprecedented access to its archive for this film.