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Podcast: The C.O.W.S.
Episode: The C.O.W.S. w/ Dr. George Hutchinson: Nella Larsen, Passing & White Supremacy
Description: The Context of White Supremacy welcomes Dr. George Hutchinson. The Newton C. Farr Professor of American Culture at Cornell University, Dr. Hutchinson examines 19th and 20th century American literature and culture - especially in relation to White Supremacy/Racism. He has a special affinity for Walt Whitman and the Harlem Renaissance. While reading Essie Mae Washington-Williams's memoir, Dear Senator. She talks about Nella Larsen's famed novel, Passing, but also provides details about Larsen's life and times - including her time as a nurse at Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee. This inspired Gus to checkout Dr. Hutchinson's biography of Larsen, In Search...