Betty Reid Soskin at the San Francisco Public Library
Channel: San Francisco Public Library
Date: 2018-03-08

Betty Reid Soskin with Shawna Sherman of the African American Center of the San Francisco Main Library. National icon Betty Reid Soskin, 96, has been a war-years worker, a singer-songwriter, a performer, a legislative aide, a National Parks ranger and a tireless fighter against discrimination of all forms and for the growth and triumph of the human spirit. In 2003, Betty displayed a new talent—writing—when she created the popular blog CBreaux Speaks. Her new book, Sign My Name to Freedom, blends together selections from many of her hundreds of blog entries with interviews, letters, and speeches collected throughout her long life. The book invites readers into an American life through the words and thoughts of a national treasure who has never stopped looking at herself, the nation, or the world with fresh eyes. Check out her book in our online catalog: https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=betty+reid+soskin&searchType=author