Blood Done Sign My Name
2004-07-04T00:01:08-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZmY1XC8yMDA0MDcwNDAwMTY1NTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Author Timothy Tyson spoke about his book Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story, published by Crown Publishers. In this memoir, Timothy Tyson recounts his childhood in Oxford, North Carolina, and the spring of 1970 when Henry Marrow, a 23-year-old black veteran, was murdered there. Professor Tyson explains that Marrow’s murder, a turning point in his life, led to a division between whites and blacks in Oxford and introduced the town to the civil rights movement. After prepared remarks, Mr. Tyson responded to questions from members of the audience.
Author Timothy Tyson spoke about his book Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story, published by Crown Publishers. In this memoir, Timothy Tys… read more
Author Timothy Tyson spoke about his book Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story, published by Crown Publishers. In this memoir, Timothy Tyson recounts his childhood in Oxford, North Carolina, and the spring of 1970 when Henry Marrow, a 23-year-old black veteran, was murdered there. Professor Tyson explains that Marrow’s murder, a turning point in his life, led to a division between whites and blacks in Oxford and introduced the town to the civil rights movement. After prepared remarks, Mr. Tyson responded to questions from members of the audience. close