Earth, I Thank You: The Garden and Legacy of Anne Spencer

2025

This documentary traces the evolution of Anne Spencer's beloved garden from a personal retreat to a nationally significant cultural landscape. The garden was an oasis where she wrote much of her poetry, drawing inspiration and insights from the natural beauty surrounding her. It was also a vibrant gathering place, welcoming luminaries and civil rights leaders including Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, Zora Neale Hurston, Thurgood Marshall, George Washington Carver, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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