Episode 270: 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