Revisiting the Archive: Episode 3: Wendell Sayers

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🗓️ 4 April 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Wendell Sayers understood isolation. Born in western Kansas in 1904, Wendell was the first Black lawyer to work for Colorado’s attorney general; living openly as a gay man wasn’t an option. When he attended meetings of the Mattachine Society in the 1950s, his race set him apart. Yet Wendell created a world for himself where he found purpose and meaning. Visit our season one episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources. For exclusive Making Gay History bonus content, join our ⁠Patreon community⁠. ——— To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I history
0:02.0	Eric here
0:03.0	A few months ago we launched Making Gay History's Patreon channel
0:06.0	a place where we're sharing new video interviews
0:09.0	Never Before Heard Clips from my archive
0:11.0	that didn't make it into the episodes and more.
0:14.0	If you're not a member of our Patreon community yet, I hope you'll join today.
0:18.4	Just $5 a month gets you access to these Making Gay History extras, and you'll support us as we work to bring LGBTQ history to life
0:26.1	through the voices of the people who lived it.
0:28.8	Find out more at Patreon.com slash Making Gay History. or go to making gay history
0:34.0	and click on the link in our home page banner and thank you so much.
0:38.0	I'm Eric Marcus M. This is Making Gay History.
0:44.0	I'm recording this introduction on Thursday, April 2nd, 2020.
0:54.3	Exactly three weeks since my partner Barney and I began sheltering in place
0:58.4	at our apartment on the west side of Manhattan,
1:01.1	where it's very, very quiet.
1:03.0	Some of my neighbors have left town and just about everyone else is staying close to home.
1:08.0	We know from the terrifying news reports that it's anything but quiet at the city's hospitals.
1:13.4	At my brother's hospital in Maryland, my brother tells me they're getting ready for
1:17.8	what they fear is a wave of very sick patients.
1:20.6	We've been hearing from friends across the country and around the world who are staying
1:25.6	home or working on the front lines to keep the lights on or to save lives.
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