Episode 2
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.
To be born into a black , relatively wealthy family in Chicago, in the late 1940s, was to be born into a world of contradictions. Margo Jefferson describes this world of 'privilege and plenty' as 'Negroland'.
But despite their comfortable home and private education she and her sister still had to navigate the rules that determined what made a black woman attractive. The shade of their skin, the texture of their hair, the shape of their noses.
In prose that is always intellectually incisive and often powerfully vulnerable Margo Jefferson reads from her own memoir.
Written and read by Margo Jefferson
Abridged and produced by Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for ±«Óãtv Radio 4.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Margo Jefferson |
| Writer | Margo Jefferson |
| Abridger | Jill Waters |
| Producer | Jill Waters |
Broadcasts
- Tue 14 Jun 2016 09:45±«Óãtv Radio 4 FM
- Wed 15 Jun 2016 00:30±«Óãtv Radio 4
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