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Jitney

A Play in Two Acts

by Wilson, August

Book - 2002

The script of JITNEY, for your reading pleasure. The script of JITNEY, for your reading pleasure. Show less

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In Black and White

Conversations With African American Writers. Part Five August Wilson

Streaming Video - 2012

In this documentary Wilson talks about his childhood, self-education, writing, and work on the “Pittsburgh Cycle” (aka “Century Cycle”) plays, which includes JITNEY. In this documentary Wilson talks about his childhood, self-education, writing, and work on the “Pittsburgh Cycle” (aka “Century Cycle”) plays, which includes JITNEY. Show less

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August Wilson

American Dream, in Black and White

Streaming Video - 2005

Interviews with Wilson and fellow writers provide insights into the African American experience. Includes scenes from JITNEY, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, and Two Trains Running. Interviews with Wilson and fellow writers provide insights into the African American experience. Includes scenes from JITNEY, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, and Two Trains Running. Show less

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August Wilson

The Ground on Which I Stand

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This documentary explores the legacy of Wilson with interviews, dramatic readings and rare footage, including scenes from JITNEY. Features James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Laurence Fishburne and Viola Davis. This documentary explores the legacy of Wilson with interviews, dramatic readings and rare footage, including scenes from JITNEY. Features James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Laurence Fishburne and Viola Davis. Show less

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Just Above My Head

by Baldwin, James

Book - 2000

A man grieves for his brother in this sweeping family saga set in 1960s Harlem. Baldwin's novel is informed by the power of gospel music, as Wilson's work is of the blues. A man grieves for his brother in this sweeping family saga set in 1960s Harlem. Baldwin's novel is informed by the power of gospel music, as Wilson's work is of the blues. Show less

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Black Magic: Sabotage, Target Study, Black Art

Collected Poetry, 1961-1967

by Baraka, Amiri

Book - 1969

Wilson frequently cited his “Four B’s” of influence: the blues, Borges, Bearden and Baraka, whose writing embraced the political. This collection of poetry focuses on Baraka’s separation from white society’s values. Wilson frequently cited his “Four B’s” of influence: the blues, Borges, Bearden and Baraka, whose writing embraced the political. This collection of poetry focuses on Baraka’s separation from white society’s values. Show less

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The Aleph

Including the Prose Fictions From The Maker

by Borges, Jorge Luis

Book - 2004

Borges was another of Wilson’s “Four B’s” of influence. As Mark William Rocha writes in “August Wilson and the Four B’s: Influences,” Wilson’s protagonists “each [conduct] a Borgesean quest to locate or lose a text.” Borges was another of Wilson’s “Four B’s” of influence. As Mark William Rocha writes in “August Wilson and the Four B’s: Influences,” Wilson’s protagonists “each [conduct] a Borgesean quest to locate or lose a text.” Show less

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New/lost Plays by Ed Bullins

An Anthology

by Bullins, Ed

Book - 1993

Wilson later amended his “Four B’s” to include playwright and former Black Panther Minister of Culture Ed Bullins, in whose work he found “someone writing plays about blacks with an uncompromising honesty.” (“The Paris Review,” Winter 1999) Wilson later amended his “Four B’s” to include playwright and former Black Panther Minister of Culture Ed Bullins, in whose work he found “someone writing plays about blacks with an uncompromising honesty.” (“The Paris Review,” Winter 1999) Show less

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One Shot Harris

The Photographs of Charles 'Teenie' Harris

by Crouch, Stanley

Book - 2002

Harris, a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh’s Hill District, created a unique and stunning body of work documenting Black life and culture as a photographer for the “Pittsburgh Courier.” Harris, a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh’s Hill District, created a unique and stunning body of work documenting Black life and culture as a photographer for the “Pittsburgh Courier.” Show less

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August Wilson's Twentieth-century Cycle Plays

A Reader's Companion

by Sternlicht, Sanford

Book - 2015

This literary guide examines Wilson’s life as well as the themes, settings and characters in his “Pittsburgh Cycle” plays, which includes JITNEY. This literary guide examines Wilson’s life as well as the themes, settings and characters in his “Pittsburgh Cycle” plays, which includes JITNEY. Show less

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Smoketown

The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance

by Whitaker, Mark

Book - 2018

This portrait of black life and cultural excellence in Pittsburgh in the 20th century includes a chapter on Wilson and his “Pittsburgh Cycle.” This portrait of black life and cultural excellence in Pittsburgh in the 20th century includes a chapter on Wilson and his “Pittsburgh Cycle.” Show less

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Conversations With August Wilson

by Wilson, August

Book - 2006

In this collection of interviews, Wilson talks at length about his writing process, plays, background, and influences. In this collection of interviews, Wilson talks at length about his writing process, plays, background, and influences. Show less

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https://www.seattlerep.org/plays/1920/august-wilsons-jitney/

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In the 1970s, when licensed cabs refused to service Pittsburgh’s predominantly black Hill District, Jim Becker establishes a rideshare service to meet the...Show more In the 1970s, when licensed cabs refused to service Pittsburgh’s predominantly black Hill District, Jim Becker establishes a rideshare service to meet the needs of his community. Faced with the devastating news that the city is about to shut down their business, Becker and his cab drivers struggle to confront an uncertain future. An emotional family reunion, generational conflict, and workplace gossip set the stage for drama as each man fights to prevail in the face of adversity. Show less

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