'This episode of
Live from the Reading Room
features a letter from Civil Rights activist, dancer, singer, and actress
Josephine Baker to Japanese journalist,
Sumio Matasuo. Aisha Diori, Special Events Manager, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, reads the letter aloud in a voiceover.' 'Live from the Reading Room is a podcast series that aims to share interesting and engaging letters written by or to key historical figures from the African Diaspora. Each episode highlights a letter from popular collections housed in the
Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library.'
Published on March 29, 2016 03:04