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Postcard of African-Americans telling stories in Louisville
Postcard
Story-Telling on a Louisville Playground
Published by Joseph S. Cotter, Louisville, Kentucky, 1922
No postmark-unused card
Item/Collection Note: Kentucky born poet and educator, Joseph S. Cotter, initiated a storytelling festival in Louisville. His use and mastery of black dialect were compared to those of his friend Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Cotter used postcards in promoting his writings and speaking/storytelling activities.





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