Re-broadcast: Betty Reid Soskin – America’s Oldest Active Park Ranger

The Tavis Smiley Show
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On this week's podcast: Betty Reid Soskin is the oldest active park ranger in the United States. She’s also hailed as "a tireless voice for making sure the African-American wartime experience… has a prominent place in the park's history." Ms. Soskin has worked as clerk in a segregated union hall and was active in the civil rights movement. In this special hour-long conversation, Betty Reid Soskin reflects on her life and her job with the Parks Service, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on August 25, 2016.

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