• Sarah Rector

  • May 23 2024
  • Length: 24 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • The remarkable true story of Sarah Rector (1902 – 1967). Born in servitude to Native Americans


    Sarah becomes the first black child millionaire. Throughout her life, she is hounded by the press, harassed for loans, coerced by her family, controlled by a white guardian, and deceived by her husband.


    She spends her life fighting to get out of the spotlight until she finally loses it all and finds love.


    CREDITS

    Narrator: Deborah Ayorinde

    Writer: Maxine Watson

    Researchers: Alexis Anthony and Sapphire Williams

    Mixing and Sound Design: Rob Littlejohn

    Production Support: Emma Stephens and Lucy Stylianou


    Producer: Bernard P Achampong for Unedited

    Executive Producers: Pat Younge and Maxine Watson for Kingtown


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