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The Art of the Story

Elizabeth Meaders' vast collection of African American history is sold at auction

By Doug Doyle
Published October 3, 2023 at 9:36 AM EDT
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This episode of AOS focuses on a collection of African-American treasures that a retired NYC school teacher auctioned off a year ago. The Elizabeth Meaders collection is so vast, it may one day end up in a museum.

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Doug Doyle
Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
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