Welcome to politics and prose. Im brad graham, a coowner of a bookstore along with my wife Lissa Muscatine and were very pleased to be hosting professor, author and journalist Samuel Friedman this evening. Hes here to discuss new book into the bright sunshine Young Hubert Humphrey and the fight for civil rights. Now sams journalism professor at Columbia University and formerly reported and wrote columns for New York Times as a reporter in the 1980s, he worked in the culture of the times. Then in the mid 2000 wrote the papers on education column. And then for ten years he was responsible for. The on religion column. Hes also written nine previous books on a wide range of topics from high school to american jewry to college football, to his mothers own story. In his new book, sam delves into the early life of humphrey, who spent three years in the us senate representing minnesota and four years as Lyndon Johnsons Vice President , but is largely remembered for losing to Richard Nixon the
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis in 1967 this country was in the midst of the midst of a major civil rights of people. Protest against the war in vietnam and in College Football. Two teams, two coaches, and two quarterbacks were making history. This tory of our country at a crossroads was brought to life by samuel this story of our country at the crossroads was brought to life by sam friedman in his book, breaking the line the season in black College Football that transformed the sport and changed the course of civil rights. He is joined by james shack harris who went on to be in various halls of fame. Thats a lot to say, that this season in black College Football not only transformed the sport it changed the course of civil rights. For those who think that might be hyperbolic, lets take it one at a time. How did what happened transform the sport . Look at the nfl. This season you have had as many as eight or nine African American quarter
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