Audio / Video

To be young, lesbian and Black in the '50s

  • 00:58:45

Description

The writer Audre Lorde (1934-1992) describes her experiences growing up as a Black lesbian in New York City in the 1950s, touching on subjects such as frequenting gay and lesbian bars in the Greenwich Village and communal-style living experiments. She reads excerpts from her book, Zami: A new spelling of my name: a biomythography (Persephone Press, 1982). Recorded at Hunter College in New York. Produced by Helene Rosenbluth.

Details

Title

To be young, lesbian and Black in the '50s

Creator

Pacifica Radio Archive.

KPFK (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.).

Published

Los Angeles :, Pacifica Radio Archives,, 1982.

Extent

1 online resource.

Repository

Pacifica Radio Archives.

Reproduction Note

Electronic reproduction.

Grant Information

Sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at the National Archives and Records Administration as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project.

Usage Statement

RESTRICTED.

Tracks

PRA_NHPRC1_KZ1240_00_000_00.mp3 00:58:45

Linked Resources

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