Leo Carty

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

WNYC's Marty Wayne (sitting in for William Booth) interviews illustrator Leo Carty, author of the "Golden Legacy" series of illustrated history books, and J. Chester Gates, National Director of Public Relations of the Negro Book Club. Their series of comic books on prominent black figures aims to spread knowledge about black history. "To be equal, you have to feel equal."



Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 150928
Municipal archives id: T5969

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