Miles davis and lena horne, generation africanamericans who found success in their respective fields during the start of a broader Civil Rights Movement. Wil haygood discusses his book with dave cybercom sports columnist for the nation magazine and author of a peoples history of sports in the United States. Host welcome to after words. I am days island, the Sports Editor for the nation magazine and an absolutely thrilled to be interviewing a man who has written a tremendous biography about the greatest out for pound boxer of the 20th century. That boxers name is walker smith, jr. , better known as Sugar Ray Robinson. And the author is will haywood. Will come how are you doing . Guest good to be here. Host great to have you. I really do think this book is worthy of sugar sugar ray robi. Instruments achieve it so congratulations right away trade to thank you. Host you are not a sports biographer of by trade. Guest right. Host why did you decide to spend five years of your life writing th
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President s in the books featured historians, visit cspan. Org the president s. Available in paperback, hardcover any books. Wherever books are sold. Coming up next, but to be present afterwards. An hour long Interview Program we invite a guest host to interview the author of a new book. This week wil haygood, chicory robertson and sweet butter. Born walker smith junior, the future title holder spent his formative years in harlem. In the happenings of the harlem renaissance. Mr. Haygood relates to many, a generation of africanamericans who found success in the respective fields during the start of a broader Civil Rights Movement. Wil haygood discusses his book, sports columnist for the nation magazine and author of a peoples history of sports in the United States. Welcome to afterwords. Right away. You are not a sports because we are talking out a boxer. Of the ring and i wanted somebody that was known i met big for me was sugar ray roberson. Is most underwritten about boxers skins par
And before becoming involved in history interpretation, is my new book, grandmother would remind me as a child, slaverys tell you the story of the people. My interest is telling the story of the people. Clearly, people of african ancestry arrive in the americas and the british north america, or the west indies and south american, as we arrived under the most perilous and difficult circumstances if human slavery. On the other hand, we persevered. The fact that so many of us of African Heritage exist in newport, boston, new york, or betos, or anywhere in the western hemisphere is a testament to her perseverance. Settled in 16 39 newport, rhode island would grow to become one of the most active ports and also became the most active slave port. Between 17 or five in 1805, newport merchants within road island were responsible for nearly 1000 slave from rhode island to the south african coast to the west indies and back to rhode island. They transported about 100,000 africans back to the new
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