Lecture at Sarah Lawrence College [sound recording] / Piri Thomas.

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Lecture at Sarah Lawrence College [sound recording] / Piri Thomas.

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Piri Thomas, poet, writer, and author will speak about his work and struggle for survival and identity. He will also talk about the effects of racism on children from a cultural perspective. [Description from Sarah Lawrence College Weekly Calendar of Apr. 3-9, 1995].

1 sound cassette : analog.

Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library

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Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library

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Thomas, Piri, 1928-2011

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Author, poet and playwright, Piri Thomas is best known for his autobiography, "Down These Mean Streets" (1967) which deals with his early years growing up in East Harlem, the challenges of his Afro-Puerto Rican/Cuban heritage, and his involvement with drugs and gangs. His second and third books "Savior, Savior, Hold My Hand" (1972) and "Seven Long Times" (1974) are accounts, respectively, of the two years he spent in East Harlem following his release from prison and his incarceration. In additio...