Miles davis and lena horne, generation africanamericans who found success in their respective fields during the start of a broader Civil Rights Movement. Wil haygood discusses his book with dave cybercom sports columnist for the nation magazine and author of a peoples history of sports in the United States. Host welcome to after words. I am days island, the Sports Editor for the nation magazine and an absolutely thrilled to be interviewing a man who has written a tremendous biography about the greatest out for pound boxer of the 20th century. That boxers name is walker smith, jr. , better known as Sugar Ray Robinson. And the author is will haywood. Will come how are you doing . Guest good to be here. Host great to have you. I really do think this book is worthy of sugar sugar ray robi. Instruments achieve it so congratulations right away trade to thank you. Host you are not a sports biographer of by trade. Guest right. Host why did you decide to spend five years of your life writing th
Were writing long but we have time for a couple of questions. Spee refer anyone that would like to ask a question. Before him hastings it davos davis i and the great nephew of robert carter. They give for being here. Because today who knew we would be talking today with all the racism in the of murders with the radical race period with a modern day lawyers. So what would it take of that change through bring live fourth to the naacp . Different lawyers had different strategies a different kind of period in history. Maybe the naacp lawyers dont have to try as many of the cases that marshall tried because there are more civil rights lawyers me that to that kind of work is needed very badly with some epic Voting Rights cases. Each generation in finance its own best lawyers. And i do think commercial would think about barack obama and Clarence Thomas . Read that as a loaded question. If he was here today he would be very happy about the first family in the white house. No doubt about that.
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