Lillian Smith: Inconvenient, Radical, Southerner w/ Keri Leigh Merritt

Philip welcomes Keri Leigh Merritt, author of An Inconvenient Woman: The Extraordinary Life of Lilliam Smith, The Southerner Who Defied Jim Crow America. In their conversation, they discuss the life, work and activism of Lillian Smith who championed anti-Black racism in the heart of the Jim Crow South.

The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.

Philip’s Drop:
Zora Neale Hurston – Life & Stories (Library of America)

Kerri Leigh’s Drop:
The Firebrand and the First Lady – Patricia Bell-Scott