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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Book Discussion 20141102

I had personal reasons for being interested in bill cosby, but as a journalist i was also fascinated by him as sort of a figure in our cultural and social history. Not only as a pioneer, somebody who opened doors again and again, really the first comedian to not be labeled just a negro comedian. The first star of africanamerican star of primetime television. Pioneer of childrens television, with his early guest appearances on sesame street and the electric company, and then fat albert. Most successful, if you all remember advertising, pitchman in the country, in the 70s and 80s, jello ads and cocacola and ford and so forth and that was before the cosby show. But then, as you all know, in the last after a career where he did not bring race and politics into his comedy, and onwas criticized for that, in the last ten years he has become very outspoken and controversial for strong stances he has taken in the black community that he sees as destructive. I wanted to know, where did this come ....

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