Ozier Muhammad - 'The Chicago Defender Sends a Man to Little Rock, Fall 1957' by Gwendolyn Brooks

The transcript discusses the speaker's early introduction to Gwendolyn Brooks through a middle school teacher and their continued admiration for her work. The speaker shares personal experiences of encountering Brooks' poetry and her influence on their career in journalism. The transcript also includes an analysis of Brooks' poem 'The Chicago Defender Sends a Man to Little Rock', highlighting themes of racial tension and societal challenges in Little Rock during the 1950s.

Who introduced the narrator to Gwendolyn Brooks?

• Their neighbor

• Their high school friend

• Their middle school history teacher

• Their college professor

What is the title of the shortest poem by Gwendolyn Brooks mentioned by the narrator?

• The Mother

• We Real Cool

• The Bean Eaters

• A Song in the Front Yard

Which artist adapted Gwendolyn Brooks' work into a song?

• Duke Ellington

• Oscar Brown Jr.

• John Coltrane

• Miles Davis

What was the original name of the magazine 'Black World'?

• Poetry Digest

• Ebony Digest

• Chicago Review

• The Digest

Who was the editor of 'Black World' that frequently interacted with Gwendolyn Brooks?

• Hoyt Fuller

• Lerone Bennett

• Don Lee

• Oscar Brown Jr.

What is the central theme of the poem 'The Chicago Defender Sends a Man to Little Rock'?

• Racial tension and everyday life

• The beauty of nature

• The struggles of artists

• The history of Chicago

In the poem, what activity is associated with July in Little Rock?

• Baseball

• Gardening

• Fishing

• Skiing