On this episode of Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal is joined by Margot Shetterly, author of
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. Shetterly discusses growing up in Virginia amongst the historical figures she examines in the book, her inspiration for writing the book, and the book’s transformation into a film starring Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer and Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson.
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