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\nWriter and actor Anna Deavere Smith gives life to author Studs Terkel, convict Paulette Jenkins, a Korean shopkeeper and a bull rider, excerpts from her solo show \"On the Road: A Search for American Character.\"\nWriter and actor Anna Deavere Smith gives life to author Studs Terkel, convict Paulette Jenkins, a Korean shopkeeper and a bull rider, excerpts from her solo show \"On the Road: A Search for American Character.\"\n
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23:05
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12th - Higher Ed
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2007
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English
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culture, performance art, storytelling, entertainment, sports, african americans, race relations, american history, nature, family, america
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history, united states, whipsmart comedy, the creative spark, spectacular performance, macarthur grant, master storytellers, art unusual, interview, media with meaning, performance, race, theater, human touch, negative imagination, security guard, pig farmers, official truth, tape recorder, wear shoes, born loser, defining moment, terrible thing, igniting fire, absorb america, good thing, black, bull, good, called, people, risk, igniting, thing, word, beat, pain
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