Book of the Week

Negroland

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 14^th Jun 2016, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 15^th Jun 2016, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Socially accepted definitions of skin shade and hair texture governed the hierarchies of what made a black woman attractive in Margo Jefferson's 1950s Chicago childhood. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Margo Jefferson
Writer:: Margo Jefferson
Abridger:: Jill Waters
Producer:: Jill Waters

Genres

Book of the Week

Negroland

Episode 3

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Jun 2016, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 16^th Jun 2016, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Margo Jefferson's father was a successful black doctor who wanted his family to enjoy the comforts of a white neighbourhood. But Chicago in the 50s was not open to all. Show more