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Celebrating Black Excellence: Myra Viola Wilds

Program Type:

Book Clubs, Books & Reading, Continuing Education, Cultural Experiences

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
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Event Description

To celebrate Black excellence for Black History Month, this week we're looking at Myra Viola Wilds. Wilds was born in Kentucky. She authored the poetry collection Thoughts of Idle Hours (National Baptist Publishing Board, 1915), in her own hand after losing her eyesight due to overwork as a dressmaker.

Click on the link to the right to listen to Wilds's "Thoughts."