Ernest J. Gaines: Louisiana Stories
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-27mpgzw4
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- Description
- Description
- Author and Louisiana native Ernest J. Gaines gave an immortal voice to the people of his early life through his tales of the old South. ERNEST J. GAINES: LOUISIANA STORIES is a memory-filled journey from the land of dirt roads, magnolias and majestic oak trees to San Francisco and back again. Gaines' reminisces about growing up on a plantation and reflects on a successful career which has spanned more than 40 years. The program also contains comments from other writers and scholars, as well as passages from his acclaimed works, including The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971), A Gathering of Old Men (1983) and In My Father's House (1978).
- Asset type
- Program
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Biography
- Subjects
- Louisiana; Segregation; African Americans; Discrimination; Writing/Composition; Literature; Fiction
- Rights
- Louisiana Educational Television Authority/Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Restricted Use. For permission or licensing information contact: comments@lpb.org
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:00:00
- Credits
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Actor: Gautier, Adele
Actor: Lewis, Donald
Actor: Zu-Bolton, Ahmos
Assistant Researcher: Craig, Anne O.
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Editor: Smith, Rick
Editor: Wade, Reggie
Executive Producer: Smith, Rick
Funder: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Funder: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Funder: California Endowment for the Humanities
Funder: Southern Educational Communications Association
Funder: Louisiana Division of the Arts
Graphics: Whiteside, Bryce
Graphics: Fontenot, Jodie
Narrator: Shannon, Ed
Photographer: Bush, Charles
Photographer: Smith, Rick
Photographer: Fortenberry, Rex Q.
Photographer: Kent, Chris
Photographer: Fontenot, Jodie
Photographer: Miranda, Chris
Photographer: Normand, Keith
Photographer: Eaglin, J. Carlos, II
Post-prod Audio: Williams, Ben
Producer: Smith, Rick
Producer: Laney, Ruth
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Sound: Smith, Rick
Sound: Miranda, Chris
Sound: Eaglin, J. Carlos, II
Writer: Laney, Ruth
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: ERGA-128 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: ERGA-128.mp4 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Copy: Access
Duration: 00:00:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: ERGA-128.mxf (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: application/mxf
Generation: Master
Duration: 352:53:22
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: C7310 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:57:51
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: B715 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:57:50
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: B715A (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:57:55
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: B715B (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:57:55
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LPBLC53 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LPBLC53.mp4 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Copy: Access
Duration: 374:00:02
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LPBLC53.mxf (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: application/mxf
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:00:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LERGA-01 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LERGA-02 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LERGA-03 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:57:55
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LERGA-04 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:57:55
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Ernest J. Gaines: Louisiana Stories,” Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 25, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-27mpgzw4.
- MLA: “Ernest J. Gaines: Louisiana Stories.” Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 25, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-27mpgzw4>.
- APA: Ernest J. Gaines: Louisiana Stories. Boston, MA: Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-27mpgzw4