Explore the life and legacy of August Wilson, the playwright some call America's Shakespeare, who chronicled the 20th-century black experience. Features James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Laurence Fishburne, Viola Davis, new dramatic readings and rare footage.

Originally released by PBS, 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 15, 2017.

Acclaimed Playwright (4:08); --Wilson's Background (3:46); -- Wilson's Education (2:33); -- Community Life and Raising Consciousness (3:31); -- Wilson's Artistic Evolution (3:18); -- "Jitney" (2:43); -- National Playwrights Conference (4:20); -- "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (3:29); -- Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Success (2:53); -- "Fences" (4:37); -- "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" (5:05); -- "The Piano Lesson" (4:52); -- Living with a Playwright (3:23); -- "Two Trains Running" (2:52); -- Director Lloyd Richards (2:40); -- Professional Bonds Break (2:47); -- Women in Wilson's Plays (4:58); -- Wilson's Speech (4:06); -- Revival of "Jitney" (3:54); -- "Gem of the Ocean" (4:57); -- Wilson's Illness (3:55); -- Wilson's Death (4:26); -- Credits: August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (1:22); .