An Impossible Dream
2018-11-18T09:43:35-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjM1XC8yMDE4MTExODA5NDc0MjAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==About 64 percent of the population of Memphis is African American, yet author Sharon Stanley argued that Memphis, like much of the country, has failed to fully integrate minority populations. In her book, An Impossible Dream? Racial Integration in the United States, Ms. Stanley examines integration throughout the country and explained if a fully integrated population is possible.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Memphis, Tennessee, from September 15-21, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Memphis, Tennessee, from September 15-21, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
About 64 percent of the population of Memphis is African American, yet author Sharon Stanley argued that Memphis, like much of the country, … read more
About 64 percent of the population of Memphis is African American, yet author Sharon Stanley argued that Memphis, like much of the country, has failed to fully integrate minority populations. In her book, An Impossible Dream? Racial Integration in the United States, Ms. Stanley examines integration throughout the country and explained if a fully integrated population is possible.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Memphis, Tennessee, from September 15-21, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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