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Video of Hawkins Bolden and Lizzie Williams, Memphis, Tennessee, 1987 July 3

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@ Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

McWillie, Judith

Description

Blind African American folk artist Hawkins Bolden shows how he creates some of his artwork and builds radios at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. He also discusses his childhood, his garden, and his every day life. His sister, Lizzie Williams, discusses her brother, his epilepsy, and growing up in Memphis.

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Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

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Digital Library of Georgia