In my mothers bedroom. Then on. Americas and the war. And why did you so much . Because we knew they were going to lose it. What did that mean for you in hungary . I did not cry then. Cold are you . I was 18. With that interview the late author john lucas in depth that was born 20 years ago. Since 2000, over 230 of the leading nonfiction and fiction authors of our time of appeared on in depth. Milton freedman, alice walker, Colton Whitehead bob woodward, neil degrasse, tyson george wells, just to name a few. So over the next three hours our goal is to review the last 20 years of indepth. But also to ask you a couple of questions, here they are. Who is your favorite indepth gas . What book are you reading now . And who is your favorite Nonfiction Author . And that is what will be talking about. Heres how you can dial in on the 20th anniversary of indepth. 2020 code 7488200. For those of you in the Eastern Central time zone, 202 7488201 if you live the mountain pacific time zone. And you
Hello edward paul its nice to meet you. I feel a guy i know you for reading life of the clansmen it is so intimate i want to thank you for writing it. So i will dive in. You received and emotional inheritance from your aunt mod. Tell us what it was. As an elderly retired schoolteacher. Has some papers and files and speaking about Family History that was like this. With the clansmen. Because he is a redeemer and the redemption from new orleans after dislodged by the negroes. And otherwise would not be here today. So anyway when she died her papers went to my mother and when my mother died now decades later and how i rediscovered her family and wrote about it. You emulated her well. Its constance. Word to say he was heroic and her work for 100 years as will the clans people for most weight southerners. For the genesis after the civil war women challenge by black business and politicians within the civil rights. The memory and then was no longer family hero. Because they were the First Am
She was an elderly retired schoolteacher and she was the family historian in my mothers family. Who were all in new orleans and she was a keeper of the lore of among others, our klansman. She had some papers and house and she had a way of speaking about her Family History that was like this. The one to remember is our klansman, my grandfather, because he was a redeemer. The redemption returned white people to authority in new orleans after they had been dislodged by the negroes. And if he if you have not actee battle of Liberty Place we would not be here today. Anyway, so when she dyed died r papers went to my mother, and when my mother died, this is now decades later, her files into me, Family History files, and this is how i rediscovered the story of our klansman and wrote about it. Host you remember your aunt maud here you have emulated her well. It sounds like she spoke of and say his name [inaudible] host guest spelled constant. He was a French Carpenter raised and spoke french. H
America is in the war. And why did that touch you so much. Because we knew that it was going to lose it. What did that mean for you and hungry. I was 18 yes. But with that interview with the late author john lewis. It was born 20 years ago. Over 230 of the leading nonfiction and fiction authors of our time have appeared on in depth. Just to name a few. Over the next three hours our goals is to review the last 20 years of indepth but also to ask you a couple of questions here they are. Who was your favorite indepth gas what book are you reading now and who is your favorite Nonfiction Author. And thats what will be talking about. We will be showing you some video from the last 20 years as well. Heres how you can dial in on the 20th anniversary of indepth. For those of you in the east and central time zones if you live in the mountain and Pacific Pacific time zones. And you can text him what your thoughts are as well. 7488903. Please include your first name in your city if you would. On s
Like ours that witnessed the Police Killing of george floyd. The book is challenging and introspective. Its outraged and quiet and devastating. Early in the book ms. Rankin writes i was always aware that my value in our cultures eyes is determined by my skin color first and foremost. Claudia rankin is a poet, and essayist and playwright. She is a professor of poetry at yale, the new book is titled just us, an american conversation. And we find ms. Rankin at her home in connecticut. I really miss talking to you in person in front of a live audience. Im glad we could make this work. But i just have to say im really going to miss that, so welcome. Host thank you so much kerri for having me. Tell me how, in the before times, before the pandemic you imagined you would be traveling in talking about this book, in front of live audiences. You are right. What we are doing is not what i thought i would be doing. I thought that as close as could come to having conversations with different people