CSPAN2 Book TV July 3, 2011
>> louisa thomas is of course the great granddaughter of norman thomas, who ran for president in six consecutive elections on the socialistic ticket. he was a protestant clergyman and as she explains he offered as a tenement houses of immigrant families. while his focus was often in east home from hi his experience may have been very similar had his focus on the lower east side. norman thomas dreamed of greed and integrate harmonious new york not entirely broken down by race and nationality. i imagine he would've been heartened by the families live in our tenement across the street. ...
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