Film, Video The Library of Congress Crime Classics Series Presents "The Conjure-Man Dies"

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Title

  • The Library of Congress Crime Classics Series Presents "The Conjure-Man Dies"

Summary

  • "The Conjure-Man Dies" by Rudolph Fisher is a groundbreaking American mystery, the first ever to feature a Black detective and all Black characters, recently republished in the Library of Congress' Crime Classics series. In this video, actors will perform a scene from the original stage adaptation of the novel and you'll hear from Crime Classics series editor and mystery expert Leslie S. Klinger.

Event Date

  • September 03, 2022

Running Time

  • 38 minutes 14 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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The Library of Congress Crime Classics Series Presents "The Conjure-Man Dies". 2022. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10576/.

APA citation style:

(2022) The Library of Congress Crime Classics Series Presents "The Conjure-Man Dies". [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10576/.

MLA citation style:

The Library of Congress Crime Classics Series Presents "The Conjure-Man Dies". 2022. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10576/>.