In this episode of Tell Us A Story, The Rev. Doctor Nelson Strobert, Professor Emeritus at United Lutheran Seminary and Francophile, shares his love of France and the French Language. He explores what drew him, as well as many other African Americans throughout history, to France. For Nelson there were personal as well as historical aspects to his love of the country and its people. He shares the deep relationships with the language, the people, and the place that grew out of his experiences living and traveling in the country.
(Photo: Nelson at Erquy in Brittany France)
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Read a related article in the Philadelphia Inquirer (may be pay-walled).
Music and SFX Credits
- Show open and closing: Evil-flowers by Koi-discovery
- French Folk Dance:
- Bell from Int Chateau:
- Sad Sorrowful Piano:
(Photo: Nelson’s friend Henri in the garden)
