booktv@c-span.org. from booktv s archives a conversation now between michael meeropol the oldest son of ethel and julius meeropol which focuses on the legacy of the her grandparents who went on trial. this conversation which took place in the 2009 key west literary seminar is moderated by historian david levering louis. during the federal trial of julius julius rosenberg, there was almost a unanimous response in the public to cheer on the attorney general and the justice department in its design to convict the defendants. and very, very little public protest or demoral until a newspaper the national guardian, a left wing newspaper edit and published by sedgwick bellridge protest and it was the american affair. well, i suppose that is still a question about the national and moral and historical import of that trial. and right after the conviction i noted that there was a cartoon that had been drawn dreyfuss case. it was of a family at dinner. and under the illustration w