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Karen houppert. She is our guest on after words and interviewed by jenna green of the International Law journal. Host it is a pleasure to meet you. I really enjoyed your book, chasing gideon. I thought that we could start at the beginning. Who was the somewhat unlikely figure who made such an impact on history Clarence Earl gideon was an itinerary cap. Guest he broke into a pool hall and accused of stealing some change from the jukebox, a couple of beers come a couple of bottles of wine and arre...

Of africanamericans in this country. So by the time Robert Smalls died in 1950, he died brokenhearted, and financially, not near as well off as he once was. And so i have spent a lot of time talking about the history of this. As i used to say to my students when i taught, if it happened before it can happen again. And we see all the speculation about what the Supreme Court is going to do with the most important civil rights act, which i think was the Voting Rights act of 1965. And most experts t...

Host when you were bussed into the inner city, did you have a particularly sort of strident stance on the question of desegregation, the question of School Integration . Guest i think as kids, you dont think about it. Looking bag, i mean, even when i was reading back at the reaction for kids in the 70s when they started busing the kids, said, you know, i like it at the school, and they didnt think about it. It was the same way for me, but as we got older, i started to think about not only going ...

Looking back at me even when i was reading back at the reaction for kids in the 70s when they started buzzing, a lot of the kids would say you know, i like it at the school and they didnt think about it and it was the same way for me. As i got older i started to sort of think about not only going to school and being surrounded by poverty that i didnt see in my neighborhood in the suburbs that is definitely eyeopening but at the same time the schools that i attended, there was tracking so you had...

Looking at segregation between School Districts in long island and this and that between these issues but the reason i wrote it is i go out to the Public Schools when i was in second grade in the inner city in the housing projects in the poor neighborhoods in the city so it was something i had thought about actively since i was a little kid and so when it came into the Supreme Court i was interested in following that host talking about the personal pieces i like to ask people their personal conn...

So that spurred me to think about these issues. The reason i wrote it, im from louisville. I grew up going to the Public Schools there and i was when i was in the second grade, was in the inner city, one of the poorer neighborhoods in the city. So it was something i thought about since i was a little kid. And so when the case went to the Supreme Court, i was obviously very interested in following it because it was personal. Host talk about the personal connection. I always like to ask that befor...

Better crowd . Better enthusiasm. This backhanded compliment coming from a president who admires a biting wit. I think shes got a little bit of a nasty wit, but that might be it. Martha at this moment last night, may be a game changer for harris. To hear you talk about the reputations of two United States senators who built a reputation and career on segregations, you also worked with them to oppose busing. You know, there was a little girl in california who was part of a second class to integra...

Wee begin with the 2020 lead and Kamala Harris making a moment for herself in last nights democratic debate and going for former Vice President joe biden. The Harris Campaign said their fundraising has boomed postdebate and one democratic source close to biden is calling the debate performance not great. Now as cnns kyung lah reporting, hes defending his record after getting quite a bruising. Reporter the day after the debate, joe biden defending his record on civil rights. I respect Kamala Harr...

20 victory as millions of americans in the United States and throughout the world celebrated and watched team usa taking their fourth world cup title and second championship in a row. President trump praising their big achievement tweeting congratulations, the u. S. Women S Soccer Team on winning the world cup, great and exciting play. America is proud of you all. Greg palkot is live in france at the site of the World Cup Final with more. Greg . Reporter jon we watched it all and as you can see ...

Of a tv station in the south american country, threatening war against the countrys new president, who has declared a state of emergency. a powerful gang leader escaped from prison on sunday, and another broke out today. gunshots and explosions have been heard in multiple cities, and several police officers were taken hostage and believed to be executed. now to a cbs news investigation into the migrant busing program out of texas. nearly 100,000 asylum-seekers have been transported from democrat...