After Words
Michael Long
2008-02-11T00:00:03-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZThiXC8yMDMyNTAtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Michael Long talked about the book he edited, First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson, published by Times Books. In the book he has collected the personal correspondences of Jackie Robinson. From Mr. Robinson’s integration of major league baseball to his involvement in the civil rights movement and national politics his letters reflect the political landscape of the fifties and sixties. Jackie Robinson’s correspondent’s included many national political figures such as Richard Nixon, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Barry Goldwater. The guest interviewer was Kevin Merida, an associate editor of The Washington Post.
Michael Long is an associate religious studies professor at Elizabethtown College. He is the author of several books, including Billy Graham and the Beloved Community: America’s Evangelist and the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Against Us, but for Us: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the State.
Kevin Merida is an associate ed
Michael Long talked about the book he edited, First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson, published by Times Books…
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Michael Long talked about the book he edited, First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson, published by Times Books. In the book he has collected the personal correspondences of Jackie Robinson. From Mr. Robinson’s integration of major league baseball to his involvement in the civil rights movement and national politics his letters reflect the political landscape of the fifties and sixties. Jackie Robinson’s correspondent’s included many national political figures such as Richard Nixon, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Barry Goldwater. The guest interviewer was Kevin Merida, an associate editor of The Washington Post.
Michael Long is an associate religious studies professor at Elizabethtown College. He is the author of several books, including Billy Graham and the Beloved Community: America’s Evangelist and the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Against Us, but for Us: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the State.
Kevin Merida is an associate ed close
Michael Long is an associate religious studies professor at Elizabethtown College. He is the author of several books, including Billy Graham and the Beloved Community: America’s Evangelist and the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Against Us, but for Us: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the State.
Kevin Merida is an associate ed
Michael Long talked about the book he edited, First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson, published by Times Books… read more
Michael Long talked about the book he edited, First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson, published by Times Books. In the book he has collected the personal correspondences of Jackie Robinson. From Mr. Robinson’s integration of major league baseball to his involvement in the civil rights movement and national politics his letters reflect the political landscape of the fifties and sixties. Jackie Robinson’s correspondent’s included many national political figures such as Richard Nixon, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Barry Goldwater. The guest interviewer was Kevin Merida, an associate editor of The Washington Post.
Michael Long is an associate religious studies professor at Elizabethtown College. He is the author of several books, including Billy Graham and the Beloved Community: America’s Evangelist and the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Against Us, but for Us: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the State.
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