Left of Black S12 · E17 | The Black Arts Movement of the South with James Smethurst

How did artistic expression originating from the South, particularly during the Civil Rights Era, influence and impact the broader Black arts movement across the country? Left of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined by Dr. James Smethurst, professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, to discuss his latest book release, Behold the Land: The Black Arts Movement in the South, published by the University of North Carolina Press.