"Dream Warrior" Author Dr. Melvin Donalson on the Sunbury Press Books Show

Dr. Melvin Donalson's journey from the American South of the 1950s, across the US and the world, is a remarkable tale of finding oneself. Dream Warrior: Passages of a Creative Scholar reveals a Black man's artistic and educational journey. Speaking with Sunbury Press Books Show host Lawrence Knorr, Donalson discusses the difficulties of racism and prejudice in his native Georgia and early life in Florida. Replanted within the integrated world of Massachusetts and Maine in the 1960s and 70s, and later to the Midwest and Los Angeles, Donalson's imagination was fueled by reading, music, and film. Earning his undergraduate degree at Bates College, Donalson earned his Master's from the University of Iowa. His educational experience culminated in a Ph.D. from Brown University. Donalson's travels took him to Europe and South Africa, as experiences shaped his journey as both a creative and a scholar. He eventually landed in Los Angeles, where he continued his work as a writer, filmmaker, and Black scholar. You can find out more about this groundbreaking work here.