{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Strange Country Ep. 299: Charlotte Osgood Mason","description":"Charlotte Osborne Mason was one of the biggest benefactors of the Harlem Renaissance but her patronage came with a cost. While she gave noted luminaries Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston monthly stipends to make art, she wanted a say in what the art would be in order to realize her vision: a flaming bridge to connect America to Africa. Strange Country cohosts Beth and Kelly talk about this strange rich white lady who believed she knew more about being Black than the artists she supported with strings. Theme music: Big White Lie by&amp;nbsp;A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: Boyd, Valerie. \u201cAbout Zora Neale Hurston.\u201d Zora Neale Hurston, 18 September 2024, https:\/\/www.zoranealehurston.com\/about\/. Accessed 7 May 2025.     Hosie, Rachel. \u201cPowerful people act as if they\u2019ve suffered a traumatic brain injury, find scientists.\u201d The Independent, 26 June 2017, https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/life-style\/powerful-people-brain-injury-traumatic-empathy-mirroring-keltner-study-science-a7807946.html. Accessed 13 June 2025.                 \u201cWhen Hurston Had a (Mule) Bone to Pick with Hughes.\u201d Proquest, 20 June 2018, https:\/\/about.proquest.com\/en\/blog\/2018\/when-hurston-had-a-mule-bone-to-pick-with-hughes\/.     Kaplan, Carla. Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance. HarperCollins, 2013. Panovka, Rebecca. \u201cA Different Backstory for Zora Neale Hurston\u2019s \u201cBarracoon.\u201d\u201d Los Angeles Review of Books, 7 July 2018, https:\/\/lareviewofbooks.org\/article\/different-backstory-for-zora-neale-hurstons-barracoon\/. Accessed 7 May 2025. &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Strange Country ","author_url":"http:\/\/strangecountry.libsyn.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37064900\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/189792040"}