# Four American characters

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2005
- Speaker: Anna Deavere Smith
- Year: 2005
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/anna_deavere_smith_four_american_characters)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Writer and actor Anna Deavere Smith gives life to author Studs Terkel, convict Paulette Jenkins, a Korean shopkeeper and a bull rider, excerpts from her solo show "On the Road: A Search for American Character."

## Lectures

1. [Four American characters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/anna_deavere_smith_four_american_characters/561894d07117), 23 min (TED's player)