This episode of the Asbury UMC DC Oral Histories podcast features Josephine Baker, a longtime educator in D.C. Public Schools and founding member of the D.C. Public Charter School Board.
Highlights: Segregated Washington; Howard University as cultural center; teaching mythology; charter school leadership; importance of Black churches.
This podcast was made possible by a grant from the DC Oral History Collaborative, a partnership of HumanitiesDC, Historical Society of DC, and the DC Public Library.
Host: Kelvin Childs
Interviewer: Pandit Wright
Editor/Producer: Adelle Banks
Music: “This Little Light of Mine” performed by E’s Jammy Jams
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