Exciting to find the figures like Adam Clayton Powell junior, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall who were not born into Mainstream Society and who by dent of their enormous talent and gift sticks themselves into the fabric of the country via entertainment, politics, sports, or in marshalls case the law, in the case of the white house butler, extra ordinary service to the country. These figures, when i look back at the figures, society, culture, race and style. Gues guest there is legislation that congress powell, and sammy davis junior integrated nightclubs in the 1940s across the country. Armstrong and linda horn and sammy davis, junior, and Sugar Ray Robinson who fought the mob in new york who controlled the fight game. He wanted to give fighters some independence, himself especially. And of course, many epic cases that he fought before the United States victory, with the 1954 School Segregation case with brown versus board of education. When you look at all of these men, you
The Supreme Court nomination that changed america. He will be taking questions were the next three hours. Host author wil haygood, you write about black men who heroically manifested themselves into mainstream america. I think my writing is a relentless pursuit to explain all of america. What does that mean . Guest i think it has been exciting to find the figures like Adam Clayton Powell junior, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall who were not born into Mainstream Society and who by dent of their enormous talent and gift sticks themselves into the fabric of the country via entertainment, politics, sports, or in marshalls case the law, in the wheno i look back over the people who ive written about, they spin these amazing tales about society, culture, style, race, and i dont always know if they knew when they were doing it, but heroism as well. You had the new york congressman who passed legislation, antipoverty legislation in the case of the new york congressman powell, Adam Clay
Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies and brought you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. In depth is in next on book tv. Our our guest is the author of several books including his most recent, showdown on Thurgood Marshall. Author will haygood, this is a quote from you, i write about black men who heroically manifest themselves into mainstream america. Lentless purt i think my reading writing has been a relentless pursuit to explain all of america. What is that mean . Well, i think that it is just been exciting to find these figures like adam junior, sammy davis junior, super weight ray robinson Thurgood Marshall, who were not born into mainstream society, who by their enormous talent and gifts they put themselves into the fabric of this country, by entertainment,s politics, sports, and in Thurgood Marshalls case, the law and in the case of the white house, butler, extra nor layered Patriotic Service to his country so these figures when i look back
Supreme court of the United States finished its year with a bang as it has in recent years with decisions in the hobby lobby case and in organized labor case involving mandatory dues. But there were other cases about internet privacy, Fourth Amendment restrictions on unreasonable search and seizure, aero, a service that sentence recorded programs to customers was more or less put out of business by the high court. Yes, there were hotly con testified 54 decisions, strongly worded majority opinions and brist ling dissents, but the court also had the most unanimous decisions since john roberts became chief justice. Well look back at thet the tert was this time on inside story. The court saved the most closely watched case until the final monday of the term in burwell versus hobby lobby, the justices ruled 54 that employers cannot be forced to provide obamacare mandated contraceptives to female employees if it goes against their religious beliefs. Todays decision is a landmark decision for
States finished its year with a bang as it has in recent years with decisions in the hobby lobby case and in organized labor case involving mandatory dues. But there were other cases about internet privacy, Fourth Amendment restrictions on unreasonable search and seizure, aero, a service that sentence recorded programs to customers was more or less put out of business by the high court. Yes, there were hotly con testified 54 decisions, strongly worded majority opinions and brist ling dissents, but the court also had the most unanimous decisions since john roberts became chief justice. Well look back at the term that was this time on inside story. The court saved the most closely watched case until the final monday of the term in burwell versus hobby lobby, the justices ruled 54 that employers cannot be forced to provide obamacare mandated contraceptives to female employees if it goes against their religious beliefs. Todays decision is a landmark decision for religious freedom. The Supr