Think nowadays one of them being things have taken us down a bit. Its too easy to number one begin on social media, its too easy to be critical or to be harsh or to be all the things we know happens. Its made us less caring and less involved, we are removed from because we can hide behind it. I think which are also seeing is an example, and certainly what is happening in the country, of great frustration and theres no excuses for being civilly disobedient or being uncivil in any way, shape, or form. Unfortunately, were seeing kind of a culmination of things covid on top of that and you have society quite frankly that is struggling. These things are result of what truly going on right now, in my opinion. I sometimes worry these things of the greatest threat to us. Your Mccain Institute laster announced the hashtag Accessibility Initiative in honor of your late husband. What are some examples use of such acts of seville in public life today . One thing for sure is that code, even though
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
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
In washington dc. Host i would like to welcome you to politics and prose. And i would like to welcome wil haygood that we see him several times a week. Is a customer in front of the store. In the author of the book that we are celebrating tonight. One of the things that i like about this book, a sign that it is a biography of one of the great men of the last century. His title. King of the cats. Because it so adequate describes Adam Clayton Powell jr. It was smooth and he was cool and goodlooking. He was smart. And he always was a complete package. And he spoke eloquently for africanamericans and the poor in this country. One of the great things about this, we have student come in was looking for a biography of Adam Clayton Powell jr. There wasnt one. All of the books about him were outofprint. So is a privilege really to have king of the cats back in front read and also privilege for us to have wil haygood here to talk about his book. Walk on. [applause]. Adam welcome. Thank you. It i
In his career with the happenings of the harlem renaissance. Mr. Wil haygood connections to the hughes and lena horne. A generation of africanamericans found success in their perspective fields during the start of a broader Civil Rights Movement. Wil haygood discusses i his boos with an agent magazine. Another of the peoples history of sports in the united states. Host welcome my name is dave and i am the Sports Editor for the nations magazine and im absolutely thrilled at the interview, to be interviewing a man who has written a tremendous biography about the greatest pound for pound boxer of the 20th century. That boxers name is walker, smith junior. Better known as Sugar Ray Robinson. And the author, is wil haygood. How you doing. Wil im good and its good to be here. Host it is great to be here. Dave i really do think this book is worthy of Sugar Ray Robinson. As a great achievement. So congratulations right away. You are not a sports biographer by trade right. Why did you decide to