Our Library (1800) w/ Kerri Greenidge

Published: April 25, 2021, 12:14 p.m.

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It\\u2019s April 25th. This day in 1800, President John Adams approved the appropriation of $5000 for the initial collection of the Library of Congress.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by special guest Kerri Greenidge of Tufts to discuss the founding of the library, how the collection kept being lost to fire \\u2014 and what it means fro something to be included or not included in a nation\\u2019s library.

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Kerri Greenidge\\u2019s latest book is \\u201cBlack Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter.\\u201d Check it out now!

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