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But tv is also visiting buffalo, new york this weekend to for its literary sites and talk to its local authors. For complete schedule go to booktv. Org and you can fall was on social media, booktv is r. Twitter handle, you can call was on facebook as well, facebook. Com booktv. 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors every weekend on booktv, television for serious readers. We are kicking off the weekend with author wil haygood, he examines the life and career of Thurgood Marshall specifically five day Senate Hearing that resulted in his confirmation as the first africanamerican to serve on th...

Thing about thurgood and how important he was to the country for africanamericans, for those who wanted to go to law school. I was a part of that generation who looked up to and believed in him and was inspired by him that ii to someday could go to law school and become a lawyer. And there is a whole generation of people just like me who have gone on to do that because of the bravery and the courage of Thurgood Marshall. So tonight we are here together this evening. I view this as the intersection of history and the future. What do i mean by that . Intersection of history and future . Well, we...

Really quickly, for some positive solution or ideas. I will mention one in particular with the federal and it could be more vocal actually. One in particular policy, sort of guidance, federal guidance that the Obama Administration put out by september which was around prohibiting profiling on the basis of race. This is something the Bush Administration have put out. In 2003. Applicant since then have been pushing toward men that guidance and make it better. So it was a mixed bag when that came out last december, on the the one hand it basically prohibited profiling by federal lawenforcement on...

Fund of the naacp, which is an arm of the naacp that Thurgood Marshall founded. And so those two things are just great. And america right now is going through a whole lot of discussions about race. And i think Thurgood Marshall planted so many of the good seeds when it comes to racial equality in this country. And im a trained journalist i do like to tell stories that i like to look for stories that have never been told. Emphasis story about Thurgood Marshalls 1967 Senate Confirmation hearing have never been told that he was the first africanamerican nominated to the Supreme Court. Usually tho...

Which is an arm of the naacp which marshall found a. So those two things are just great. America, right now is going through a lot of discussion about race and i think Thurgood Marshall planted so many of the good seeds when it comes to racial equality in this country. Im a trained journalist and i like to tell stories, i like to look for stories that have never been told, this story about Thurgood Marshall, 1967 Senate Confirmation hearing has never been told. He was the first africanamerican nominated to the Supreme Court. Usually those series with last four hours or less. Thats how long the...