October 9, 2020
On October 9, join host Donna Apidone and author and historian Gretchen Sorin to discuss her new book Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights.
Sorin's deeply researched book makes clear the magnitude of injustices and dangers faced by African-Americans while traveling. Pre-emancipation proclamation masters kept slaves confined, and free Black people were regularly stopped, questioned and even kidnapped.
These restrictions and thought processes have carried on since, in varying ways. However, the invention of the car brought in a new era. The symbol of independence to many would allow Black people to hit the open road on a quest for freedom.
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This excellent history illuminates how car ownership provided a measure of safety and independence and also played a vital role in the civil-rights movement.
Lucidly written and generously illustrated with photos and artifacts, this rigorous and entertaining history deserves a wide readership.
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NPR BooksOctober 25, 2020
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October 25, 2020
Cixin Liu's latest collection — made up of several decades' worth of stories — showcases a science fiction that harks back to the earliest days of the genre, before grimdark or galactic empires.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to historian Elizabeth Bradley about the 200th anniversary of the publication of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
