Episode 102 - Ethelene Whitmire, The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram

The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram by Ethelene Whitmire tells the true story of Reed Peggram, a brilliant Black, queer Harvard scholar who went to Paris in 1937 and stayed through World War II for love, eventually escaping Nazi-occupied Italy with his partner, Arne Gerdahn Hauptmann, with the help of an all-Black American regiment . This episode was recorded before a live audience at Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis. Lissa talks with author Whitmire about her research, her quest for untold stories, and the remarkable life of Reed Peggram. For GO DEEPER information about this episode, and to learn more visit Black Market Reads is a project of The Givens Foundation for African American Literature produced in cooperation with iDream.tv . Our production team for this episode includes co-producers Lissa Jones and Edie French, technical director Paul Auguston, the voice Yo Derek, and our artist of inspiration Ta-coumba T. Aiken.

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Episode 102 - Ethelene Whitmire, The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram is an episode from Givens Foundation | Black Market Reads by iDream.tv.

This episode is 29:59 long.

This episode was published on Feb 26, 2026.

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