God's trombones, a trilogy of African-American poems, written by James Weldon Johnson ; Will Vinton Productions presents
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God's trombones, a trilogy of African-American poems, written by James Weldon Johnson ; Will Vinton Productions presents
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Main title
God's trombones
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
60397703
Responsibility statement
written by James Weldon Johnson ; Will Vinton Productions presents
Runtime
27
Series statement
Clay classics
Sub title
a trilogy of African-American poems
Summary
Animated version of three sermons in verse based on Johnson's memories of Black preachers in the late 1800's. Demonstrates the power of traditional black preaching styles, while using dance, drama, and music to illustrate the original Bible-based text
Target audience
juvenile
Technique
animation
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Contributor
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- Children's films
- Sermons -- Juvenile films
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 -- Film adaptations
- Religious poetry -- Juvenile films
- Bible stories, English -- Juvenile films
- Spirituals (Songs) -- Juvenile films
- African Americans -- Poetry -- Juvenile films
- Clay animation films
- DVDs
- Video recordings for children
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 -- Television adaptations
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- Classification1
- Contributor5
- Genre4
- Subject11
- Children's films
- Sermons -- Juvenile films
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 -- Film adaptations
- Religious poetry -- Juvenile films
- Bible stories, English -- Juvenile films
- Spirituals (Songs) -- Juvenile films
- African Americans -- Poetry -- Juvenile films
- Clay animation films
- DVDs
- Video recordings for children
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 -- Television adaptations
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- Is Part Of1
- Mapped to1