National Park Service’s Betty Reid Soskin Publishes Memoir at 96Posted in Audio, Autobiography, History, Interviews, Media Archive, United States, Women on 2018-02-20 01:12Z by Steven |
National Park Service’s Betty Reid Soskin Publishes Memoir at 96
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KQED Radio
San Francisco, California
2018-02-16
Mina Kim, Host
Betty Reid Soskin’s lectures at Richmond’s Rosie the Riveter Museum have garnered her national attention, including a visit with President Obama in 2015. Soskin’s talks reflect on the oft-overlooked African-American wartime experience and how opportunities for black women have changed throughout her lifetime. Now the 96-year-old has written a memoir, “Sign My Name to Freedom,” documenting her history as a political activist, musician and entrepreneur. A longtime resident of the East Bay, Soskin illustrates how the Bay Area laid the groundwork for the national civil rights movement.
Listen to the interview (00:34:56) here. Download the interview here.
