• Belle Greene, the librarian who risked her life for art and freedom

  • Dec 11 2023
  • Length: 12 mins
  • Podcast

Belle Greene, the librarian who risked her life for art and freedom

  • Summary

  • Welcome to Fabulous Destinies. Today, we will share with you the extraordinary story of an unconventional librarian. This African-American woman risked her life in the name of art and freedom. Her name: Belle Greene. From her childhood to her rise to prominence, discover her fabulous destiny. The librarian who risked her life for art and freedom In the early 1900s, as the sun sets over a small house in the United States, a figure emerges in the doorway. It's a young woman, in the prime of her life, her gaze torn between uncertainty and determination. Her eyes are gripped by melancholy as she looks at her mother and sisters. The time has come to leave the family home, to turn her back on her past. The young woman hugs her loved ones, seeking to carry their caresses and laughter in her wounded heart. But destiny calls her elsewhere. Production : Bababam Voice : Fabrice Muracciole Translation of the French script of Clémence Setti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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