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The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram is the story of queer Black scholar finding love in WWII Europe

Reed Peggram was a translator who spoke many languages and helped give life to a lot of literature. A new book helps us learn about what may be the most extraordinary story, his own life.

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Reed Peggram was a multilingual translator and Harvard scholar who traveled to Europe in the 1930s on a prestigious scholarship. He became known for posing for famous artists and for living openly as a queer Black man, finding freedom and love in Denmark. Peggram remained in Europe even as World War II began. Ethelene Whitmire, a historian at the University of Wisconsin‑Madison, has written a new book, *The Remarkable Life Of Reed Peggram*, detailing his extraordinary life. During a talk in Madison, a student noted that Peggram was her great‑uncle, highlighting his personal legacy.

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