Jess Rivera, a student in the Clemente Course in the Humanities, is not only a contributing author to Clementinos: Voices from the Clemente Writing Project, but also the book’s cover artist. In this video she breaks down the symbolism of her illustration, from representing different national flags, to sketching Roberto Clemente, to portraying the many different ways Clemente students approached writing their poems and essays.

By Desiree Taylor 2023 Reading Frederick Douglass Together Research Fellow This program is made possible by a grant from Mass Humanities, which provided funding through