“Within the world of TV land, into which American life has been reduced as well as reproduced, the phenomenon of the talk show has emerged as a genre located somewhere on the spectrum between coffee klatch and town meeting, or perhaps between the psychiatrist's couch and the crowd scene at a bad accident.” WorldWellsHas BeensShowsLandTelevisionTvsSceneTownsMeetingsCrowdsAccidentsCoffeeGenrePhenomenonSpectrumCouchesPsychiatristAmerican LifeTalk Shows Book:The Rooster's Egg Source: The Rooster's Egg
“Martin Luther King's 1963 'I have a dream' speech was a thrilling milestone in the civil rights movement, so enduring that we tend to attribute its searing power to a kind of magic. But Gary Younge's meditative retrospection on its significance reminds us of all the micro-moments of transformation behind the scenes--the thought and preparation, vision and revision--whose currency fed that magnificent lightning bolt in history.” KindMomentsDreamBehindsVisionRightsMagicMovementKingsSceneSpeechTransformationEndureCivil RightsPreparationSignificanceFedsAttributesCurrencyLightningMagnificentLutherThrillingCivil Rights MovementBoltsRevisionBehind The ScenesGaryMilestoneI Have A Dream SpeechLightning Bolts Author:Patricia J. Williams