# The Library of Congress Crime Classics Series Presents "The Conjure-Man Dies"

"The Conjure-Man Dies" by Rudolph Fisher is a groundbreaking American mystery, the first ever to feature a Black detective and all Black characters, recently republished in the Library of Congress' Crime Classics series. In this video, actors will perform a scene from the original stage adaptation of the novel and you'll hear from Crime Classics series editor and mystery expert Leslie S. Klinger.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2022
- By: National Book Festival (u.s.)
- Genres: Crime
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698228/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2024698228?play=1)