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2021-11-14T18:34:54-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjI0XC8yMDIxMTExNDE4MzczNzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center hosted a discussion on the legacy of book publisher Amistad as well as the work of the late novelist Zora Neale Hurston. The speakers included Amistad vice president and editorial director Tracy Sherrod, Amistad senior editor Jennifer Baker, sociologist and niece of Zora Neale Hurston, Lucy Ann Hurston, and author Herb Boyd.
The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center hosted a discussion on the legacy of book publisher Amistad as well as the work of the late n… read more
The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center hosted a discussion on the legacy of book publisher Amistad as well as the work of the late novelist Zora Neale Hurston. The speakers included Amistad vice president and editorial director Tracy Sherrod, Amistad senior editor Jennifer Baker, sociologist and niece of Zora Neale Hurston, Lucy Ann Hurston, and author Herb Boyd. close
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