First, Gail Nayowith, Executive Director of the Citizens Committee for the Children of New York, and Dr. Megan McLaughlin, Director of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, discuss the tragic death of six-year-old Elisa Izquierdo in New York City. Then, a conversation with Allen Ginsberg, the poet who helped to shape the Beat Generation. He is joined by Steven Watson, author of "The Birth of the Beat Generation", Nat Hentoff, a columnist at "The Village Voice", and George Herms, the California artist whose art exemplified the Beat aesthetic. The group reflects on the importance of the Beat Generation in American History. Finally, a discussion with Lawrence Grossman, president of Horizons...
Time: 57:02
Author: CharlieRose |
