Black political organizing that culminated in the election of course black mayors like cleveland, atlanta and detroit from 1967 to 1974. They feel particularly vital right now as blackled struggles in the wake of Police Murders of george floyd in minneapolis, Breonna Taylor in louisville, and kenosha have sounded the call for black liberation while raising questions about the role of electoral politics and black freedom struggles. 50 years ago gibsons landmark election came on the heels was 1967 rebellion in newark when the Police Beating of an unarmed black man, john smith, had whit supremacy and its enforcers in blue in the jim crow north. Amid heightened racist renewal projects and educational injustice, it recalled countless Police Killings that had gone unpublished into the years and brought thousands into the streets that july. State police and National Guardsmen were brought into the city to violently suppress the uprising, claiming two dozen lives in the process including ed ed
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American history. Well, joining us now on booktv is long time yale professor david blight. Hes also an author and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Professor blight, what do you teach at yale . Well, i teach about slavery. The civil war and reconstruction. How long have you been teaching that . Well, ive been teaching about that all of my career. Ive been doing it at yale about 20 years. But weve invited you on to talk about a new series that you are editing or producing called the black lives series. What is that . Well, its a series that Yale University press has just begun in the past few years. The three series editors are Henry Louis Gates jr and jacqueline goldsby. Jackie is here at yale and the english department. Skip is course up at harvard. Its a series modeled on another that yale press does called jewish lives, which has now been around 20 or 30 years. Its been very successful series. They are short biographies, usually 200 pages or less. The jewish lives series is as been a triumph
Well recently sat down with yale universe city professor david blight. Hes one of three editors of a short biography series that focuses on individuals of african descent who shaped American History. Well, joining us now on booktv is long time yale professor david blight. Hes also an author and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Professor blight, what do you teach at yale . Well, i teach about slavery. The civil war and reconstruction. How long have you been teaching that . Well, ive been teaching about that all of my career. Ive been doing it at yale about 20 years. But weve invited you on to talk about a new series that you are editing or producing called the black lives series. What is that . Well, its a series that Yale University press has just begun in the past few years. The three series editors are Henry Louis Gates jr and jacqueline goldsby. Jackie is here at yale and the english department. Skip is course up at harvard. Its a series modeled on another that yale press does called jewish