this book and what made you want to write it? it s interesting. i ve always wanted to write a book and those that have known me a long time know that i ve been talking about it since i was in high school. this book felt right for me to do it. i started last year and had no idea of the events that were going to happen in 2020. but i felt like 2020 was the year that this book needed to be out there and i had no idea that the historical gods would be in my favor in terms of making it more receptive than it may have been at another time so i thought it was time to tell the story. what s the message you want to convey as you are writing? writing an academic book in such a way which coming from my country girl perspective the way to communicate with everyone and everyone could see themselves in it and no matter where you re from whether a rural county in alabama or new york city that you could make a difference. that s an important message and i m curious can you speak a li
thank you it s an amazing accomplishment and it came out around the same time as thisbook which we will discuss today . i m just curious. you ve been working in lowndes county now for 20 years or so and what made now the right time for this book and what made you want to write it? it s very interesting, i ve always wanted to write a book. those that have known me for a long time know that i ve been talking aboutwriting since i was in high school . but this book, it just felt right for me to do it. i started writing it last year and had no idea of the events that were going to happen in 2020. but i felt like 20/20 was the year this book needed to be out there and i had no idea that the historical gods would be in my favor in terms of making it more receptive to audiences than it may have been in another time. so i just felt like it was time to write it and tell the story. and what s the key message you wanted to convey and who is the key audience you have in mind as you
it s comeut around the same time of this book which we will discuss today. just curious, you have been working in lowndes county now for 20 years or so, and what made now the right time for this book and what made you want to write it? guest: very interesting. i ve always wanted to write a book. those that know me for a very long time know that i ve been talking about writing since i was in high school. but this book is right for me to do it. i started writing it last year and had no idea of the incidents that would happen in 2020, but i felt like 2020 was was the year this book needed to be out there. i had no idea that the historical gods would be in my favor in terms of making it more receptive to the audience that may have been had it been at time. i just felt that it was time to write it and tell the story. host: and what s the key message you wanted to convey, who is the key audience you had in mind as you are writing? guest: i had the option of either writing aca
also available as podcasts. catherine flowers, first thing i d like to say is huge congratulations on your macarthur grant announced pretty recently. guest: thank you. [laughter] host: yeah, it s an amazing accomplishment, and it s come out around the same time as this book, which we re going to discuss today. just curious, you know, you ve been working in allowance county now for 20 years or so, and what made now the right time for this book, and what made you want to write it? guest: well, that s very interesting. i ve always wanted to write a book. those who have known me for a very long time know that i ve been talking about writing since i was in high school. but this book, it just felt right for me to do it. actually, i started writing it last year and had no idea of the events that were going to happen in 2020. but i felt like 2020 was the year that this book needed to be, you know, needs to be out there. and i had no idea that the historical gods would be in m
today, i have stood where once jefferson davis stood. and took an oath to our people. it is very appropriate that in this cradle of the confederacy, this part of the great anglo-saxon southland, that today we sound the drum for freedom that has held up freedom time and again through history. let us rise to the call of freedom in us and send our answer. in the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth. i draw the line in the dust and toss the garment before the feet of tyranny and i say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever. [cheers and applause] susan: peggy wallace kennedy. that is one of the most famous clips of your father, four time alabama governor, four-time presidential aspirant. you have written a book about your life with him. what are you doing with the book, the broken road, what do you want to accomplish? ms. kennedy: i wrote the book, it is the culmination of years i been speaking out for peace and reconciliation. the