Mayme Clayton Memorial Today
Beloved Los Angeles collector and eccentric will be honored today at a memorial, per NPR. Mayme Clayton died on Oct. 13 at the age of 83, leaving behind a treasure trove of black Americana, including a signed copy of the first book published by an African American — ex-slave Phillis Wheatley’s 1773 Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.
Her collection is being moved from her garage to the temporary Mayme A. Clayton Library, Museum & Cultural Center in Culver City.
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