James Earl Jones and Dorian Harewood narrate three poems by James Weldon Johnson in this cultural claymation collection. From legendary claymation master Will Vinton, "The Creation" is narrated by James Earl Jones and received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Film. Dorian Harewood narrates Vinton's clay retelling of "The Prodigal Son" as well as claymator Lindsay Van Blerk's short film of Johnson's "Go Down Death."