But i minimize that. But i think the question you asked, i mean, most miraculous about the whole thing is not that something didnt go wrong, thats pretty miraculous, but that nobody challenged it. Yes. I mean, the only challenge came because i took the position that if the pardons hadnt been delivered, they couldnt i said lock the prison door, dont let anybody out. Roger humphreys got out because that was earlier in the week, but the rest of them didnt. They sued, and they got out because the courts eventually held that once the governor issues the pardon or commutation, thats it. And for those of you who dont know who Roger Humphreys was, please read the book. It is, that is keel, you captured the drama of that story. I mean, its a stunning story. Lee smith was part of it. Frank sutherland had his hand on it. Keel, with a story that has this much detail as you have in your book, you had to encounter factual conflicts. What was the biggest factual conflict in your interviewing that you
We want to start the conversation by talking about rosa parks. What do we know about rosa parks, jane . I wanted to start today with an evening meeting. That evening is november 27, 1955. On that november 27 rosa parks came to a meeting at dexter Avenue Baptist Church to hear tm howard, dr. Tm howard talked about the recent acquittal of the two killers of emmett till. Dr. King introduce fascinating and howard was there to spread the word. Howard had been one of the key organizers in trying to get even a trial of those two men and after those men he had been acquitted was on a tour through the country to spread the word and to continue the organizing after that travesty had happened as the two men who had lynched emmett till have been found not guilty. So this is november 27, 1955. Rosa parks sits there and she is talking about the lynching of emmett till and he is talking about the deaths of two other organizers in mississippi who would try to register to vote and have been killed and
In the peace process. So were her daughters as well. So she produced this very powerful family, giving very much back to the nation which is what their goal was and certainly in the mental retardation area. Rose has made the argument in the book today is very much a part contributes from the moment these children are born to this legacy, which we should point out many politicians today from bill clinton and barack obama have attempted to draft behind the image in the kennedy legacy. Host thats great. We are out of time. Thanks for talking. Its always fun to talk about the kennedys. Guest its been my pleasure. Thank you so much. That was after words, book tvs Signature Program in which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists, Public Policy makers, legislators and others familiar with the material. After words errors every weekend on booktv on 10 p. M. On saturday, 12 p. M. And 9 p. M. On sunday and 12 a. M. On monday. You can also watch after words on line.
Existence and they are are safe and they are beautiful but we want Public Policy transformation for our communities and our young sons and daughters who are living and dying all over the United States. We are optimistic that they can be better and we have to organize. Stokely carmichael said organize organize organize and that is what we need to do. [applause] you know, i love anything sasha and malia and so any kind of image of them is beautiful and i do love them and i believe the notion put forward of that kind of new generation set of conversations but i also think and i know that is a set of possibilities as kendall said that is very limited, very small, very narrow and very elite. The two images that are notions of communities talking to each other and having dialogue has stuck with me this week where the interview with juror 37 that Anderson Cooper did and im really glad for that interview. I am very thankful for the honesty of juror p37 and what she said and the insight that sh
North and groundworks about the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Weathered. See thank you. [applause] its good to have everybody out this afternoon. We have got a distinguished conversation here with my professor mary berry at the university of pennsylvania. [applause] Barbara Ransby is the author of a tiger free of ella baker of Eslanda Robeson and Jeanne Theoharis the author of the new biography on rosa parks. [applause] we want to start the conversation by talking about rosa parks. What do we know about rosa parks, jane . I wanted to start today with an evening meeting. That evening is november 27, 1955. On that november 27 rosa parks came to a meeting at dexter Avenue Baptist Church to hear tm howard, dr. Tm howard talked about the recent acquittal of the two killers of emmett till. Dr. King introduce fascinating and howard was there to spread the word. Howard had been one of the key organizers in trying to get even a trial of those two men and after those men he had been acquitted was o