Snapshots of History Season 1 Episode 17 Vickie Henderson - A Black Singer in Switzerland
- August 8, 2023
- 25 min
The 500 photographs left by Vicky Henderson record the rise of a young black woman in 1950s Europe. Vicky was born in 1926 in Alabama. Slavery had been abolished for fifty years, but segregation was still rife in the south. Her photos tell the story of a black girl whose fate would change thanks to a few musical notes. She would become the first black cabaret dancer and singer in Switzerland.
