Wandering Scholars: From 20th-century Travelers to Study Abroad with Tamara Walker
How can combining historical exploration and travel memoir reveal the poignant histories of diverse African Americans who left the United States over the past century? In this episode, Tamara Walker discusses her recent book Beyond the Shores: A History of African Americans Abroad (Crown, 2023). Her own travel experiences inform not only her written work, but also impelled her to co-create non-profit organization The Wandering Scholar, which makes international travel more accessible to high schoolers from underrepresented backgrounds.
Tamara J. Walker is an historian and Associate Professor…
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