The Political Movement of the 1960s through the College Graduating Class of 1964. Its followed by the twotime pulitzer prizewinning winners examination of the birth of flight in the right brothers. A look at the best non fiction selling books continues with president carters recounting of his life and career in a full life. Erik larson is next. Next on booktv from los angeles social welfare professor reports on the efforts of a group of men in the neighborhood to improve their personal lives and community. Welcome everybody. Im very honored to be at this wonderful bookstore and im thrilled that they are featuring the book here and im going to make some very brief remarks because i think the people that should share their stories are the fathers that are the focus of this book and i became part of this Extraordinary Group five years ago but actually predated my presence. This was an Informal Group that was organized by a group of men including Andre Christian who is going to be speaking
Eso won books from a wonderful bookstore, and im thrilled they are featuring the book here. And im going to make some very brief remarks because i think the real people that should share their stories are the fathers that are the focus of this book. And i became part of this Extraordinary Group five years ago but it actually predated my presence here this was an Informal Group that was organized in the Watts Community by a group of men including Andre Christian to be speaking of the later on, johnny daly several other men in the communities thought it would be a good idea to try to involve some of the fathers in the community in trying to promote peace. They used to meet in picnic tables behind the jordan Downs Committee center and they would have barbecued and they would cut air and they would talk to the man about being fathers. How to be better fathers the have to be part of the family. This group grew into a more formal structure with funding from the Childrens Institute and it was
Into some time of terrible depression. The powerful Jackson Family wages a Campaign Calling for a murder charge against that boyfriend, the last one to see her alive that night. He killed my mom. Convicted by a jury, spending 20 years in prison. But he says he should be free. So does his daughter who is fighting back tonight looking for any shred of evidence that might get him out. His first interview from jail. Did you kill dee dee . No absolutely no way. Listen to the world famous Expert Witness the jury never heard. There was no evidence to indicate that she had been murdered. A Jackson Family mist you havent heard still playing out tonight all on the season premier of 20 20. Good evening thanks for joining us tonight. Im Elizabeth Vargas. There is a petition about to be filed after this show airs at the l. A. District attorneys office. Its another effort to free a man who spent almost two decades behind bars for a murder he says he did not commit. This is a death in the Jackson Fam
Wanted to protect us from going into some time of terrible depression. The powerful Jackson Family wages a Campaign Calling for a murder charge against that boyfriend, the last one to see her alive that night. He killed my mom. Convicted by a jury, spending 20 years in prison. But he says he should be free. So does his daughter who is fighting back tonight looking for any shred of evidence that might get him out. His first interview from jail. Did you kill dee dee . No absolutely no way. Listen to the world famous Expert Witness the jury never heard. There was no evidence to indicate that she had been murdered. A Jackson Family mist you havent heard still playing out tonight all on the season premier of 20 20. Good evening thanks for joining us tonight. Im Elizabeth Vargas. There is a petition about to be filed after this show airs at the l. A. District attorneys office. Its another effort to free a man who spent almost two decades behind bars for a murder he says he did not commit. Th
Depression. The powerful Jackson Family wages a campaign, calling for a murder charge against that boyfriend, the last one to see her alive that night. He killed my mom. Convicted by a jury, spending 20 years in prison. But he says he should be free. So does his daughter, who is fighting back tonight, looking for any shred of evidence that might get him out. His first interview from jail. Did you kill dee dee . No, absolutely no way. And listen to the world famous Expert Witness the jury never heard. There was no evidence to indicate that she had been murdered. A Jackson Family mystery you havent heard, still playing out tonight. Good evening. Thank you for joining us this saturday night, im elizabeth vargas. And im david muir. Just this week a petition was filed that could change a mans life. A plea to a new Wrongful Conviction review unit in the district attorneys office. Another effort to free a man thats spent more than two decades behind bars for a murder hi says he did not commit