Time, she was 11 and it was in the middle of a massive heat wave. It was at least 100 degrees, people had died in the city for lack of having airconditioning. No airconditioning in their home so all the lights were off, trying to keep the home cool. She is standing in the middle of her living room in the dark sweating, and i asked her could you tell me about your familys egyptian two years ago . She closes her eyes. This is the story she told me and it is important to say when children tell stories it is important for journalists to fact check them and verify some stuff because childrens memories are not necessarily always the most factual and every single one of her details checked out. It was probably the most powerful telling that i heard throughout reporting this entire book. The police were at the door running footsteps on the stairs and martha biggs, this is big as. Then Gemayel Biggs remembered the founding of this followed by the deliberate side of a battering ram. She and her
Online discussion of the biography of stoically, michael. Look for the booktv tab at booktv. Org. One thing that is interesting about politics and movements in the 60s in a way that i think is different from our contemporary society is activism was something that in a large manor was considered it had an impact on popular culture. This is something we take for granted in the sense carmichael is not a rock star. Not to diminish him but a context of what happens when somebody who has that look, this activist where the cameras are all over, who was on the cover of every magazine in essence, all these different magazines, time, life, all these covers, very enormously charismatic, was married to this beautiful woman. How do they proceed in the black community but internationally . An iconography of the e way. Black panther party. Not just a Political Party but a party that images are seductive and attractive. When we think about all of that it is wrapped up in there. Not only a formidable a
And also very good about corruption. They went to get installed of big guns. That this is where were going is what fascinates me. Gaul other than the revelation i thank you had a lot of fun writing the book. Then you think now what am i going to do . But i really felt it was fun. Yes. Is there a movie deal . We are working on it. [applause] i will not say anything until it happens. Thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] here is in the house we have the book for sale on the counter. That was a wonderful presentation. Give her another hand. [applause] [inaudible conversations] host joining us now on booktv, what do you write about . The latest book is called the eyes on target about the navy seals but it is different about the culture culture, what makes them different and unique. They spend millions of dollars to discover how when a navy seal is made what makes some people make it through basic training and 70 fail their luck at demographics and family background and
[laughter] originally there was a show called the one and it was me. [laughter] that is the great one oreilly. I am not having it. I suggested dana parino to call it the one and a half. I wanted it to be called the 10 and it would be me and bob. [laughter] i will not explain that joke. Senate you had a chance to tour the bush library i think you should tell the people your thoughts . I dont have very many to compare it to. Had the ben to libraries lately . They are horrible. This is great. But the bush library is amazing it gave me incredible ideas for my on president ial library that will be in about 2042. Abutted is amazing. It is an important sign when you are walking through how the world has changed since then 11. That is what hits me because i am thinking this is september 10th in a and this is september 11th. Everything after simic it was fun and to take you to the oval office. It is an exact replica i felt the power. I ordered a pizza ben that is what happens. If the piece is 3
Next on booktv Laura Gottesdiener looks at the impact of home foreclosures and evictions on africanamerican communities around the country. This is a little over an hour. Thank you everyone for being here. I want to start by explaining some of the news you might have heard as you walked in. Its a mixed tape created by oral historians who wrote for the production to turn the oral history interviews into a recording. Its called home come to a musical for station in the struggle for housing and you can get a Free Download along with the book outside. Now lets began with a true story. The police were at the door. They were running footsteps on the stairs and then mrs. Bigs open up a man shouted. 9yearold tamayo bigs remembers the pounding of fists followed by the deliberate flood of a battering ram. She and her 7yearold sister justice had justin finish their cereal in the two were playing barbie in the living room of the flat in chicago where their family lives. It was the weekend and late