Up next its booktv is monthly in Depth Program with author and Princeton University professor imani perry. Our books on race and africanamerican history include prophets of the hood, may we forever stand, and the recently published breathe a letter to my sons. Its a letter. Its a series of letters to my son, but of course, its also a letter to the larger world, both about, you know, the reality of the terror and anxiety and worries that comes along with being a parent of black children, and particularly black boys in the United States at this moment, but its also filled with my desire for them to lead a life of beauty and joy and excellence and selfregard. Much of which, i think, one finds a lessons for in an extraordinary tradition that we have to draw from. Where did you come up with the idea to write your sons a letter . Well, so, i actually have written them letters privately for years, but my editor, at beacon press said, is this something youd be interested in doing . In large pa
Professor imani perry, what is the structure of your newest book, brief . Guest well, there are three sections. Fear, fly and fortune. It is a letter, a series of letters to my son but its also a letter to the larger world. Both about the reality of the terror and anxiety and the worry that comes along with being the parent about black children in particular at this moment but its also filled with my desire for them to lead a life of beauty and joy and excellence and self regard, much of which i think one finds the lesson for an extraordinary tradition which we have to draw from. Host where did you come up with the idea to write your sons a letter . Guest i have written some letters privately for years and my editor at beacon press said is this something youd be interested in doing in large part because ado talk about my children all the time and i write posts about them on social media and initially, you know, i think what we both had in mind with something that was probably bit more
Alice paul, a separate activist and fighter for equal rights was an American Woman been able to vote despite the tragic and unjust treatment of the suffrage activist they continued to fight for womens right to vote. After receiving their goals ter achieving goals, they fought for the 19th amendment in many ways. After finding the National Womens party in 1930 and participating in protests concerning rights. Oflearned experiences womens rights thanks to them and many other activists. That doesnt mean it was easy. Many parts for the 19th a minute were established. From january 11, 1980 she had two brothers, william and perry and a sister. She grew up with her family a strong believer. In 1901, she went to a coed college. Her mother was one of the first students at the college. After that, she went on to do graduate work. In 1906, she got into the womens Suffrage Movement. Movement that men and women were equal and she had a duty. She was arrested several times. She and other suffrage act
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