pickI‘ve had this book on Kindle for months, way back when it was the last book for #EuropaCollective. Finally got around to it! A very interesting story about Belle Greene who became the chief librarian for J.P. Morgan in the early 1900s, all while passing as “white” even though her parents were descended from slaves. It‘s amazing how far we‘ve come from when having a single drop of black blood disqualified someone from so much.
Happy #IndependentBookstoreDay ! #bookhaul #booksandcoffee #TalkingLeavesBooks
The John Green was the only one on my radar the others are spur of the moment picks.
There is a "what radicalized you?" trend that hits social media every now and again. For me, it was just how I was raised. My #dad has always been my best history teacher and my political role model. The tagged book is among many he introduced me to. I couldn't find a good recent picture, so here's some of my favorite throwbacks.
#dynamicds
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
The JP Morgan library celebrating 100 years and giving due credit to Belle. 😄 Gorgeous collection - hope to see it someday.
https://youtu.be/2hMrbtZQWxo?si=Cg8tVcodd_aRCnA9
Got myself a western spoof! 🤠👏🏾 Everette is such a fantastic satirist that I‘m looking forward to it when I get there.
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