So i think the original title they wanted to use was i reggie and i said i am not going to sell that around torn with that word on it. And we powered forward and Thomas Levine came up with the my president ial part. He is at Harvard Press now. Really good guy. Thank you. [applause] you can bring them back here to get signed. Is there a Nonfiction Author or book you would like to see on booktv . Send us an email tweet us or post on our facebook wall. Welcome to greensboro North Carolina. We will talk about the Supreme Court court case plussy versus ferguson to help with segregation in the United States. We will explore the seen in greensboro starting with linda brown recruiting her memories of the sitins. In the mass marches going down the street and some had eggs thrown at them and water dumped on their head from the buildings. It never got to the point where it was like seeing this is nice. It was just more than the city could handle. It was that unanimity and solidarity and we are al
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