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Drew Gilpin Faust on her mid-century path to civil rights activism

Drew Gilpin Faust on her mid-century path to civil rights activism

FromCapehart


Drew Gilpin Faust on her mid-century path to civil rights activism

FromCapehart

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Oct 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this Washington Post Live conversation from Sept. 20, Drew Gilpin Faust, a historian and the first female president of Harvard University, discusses her new book, “Necessary Trouble: Growing Up Midcentury,” which chronicles her path toward civil rights activism, and puts her scholarship on the Civil War into greater context.
Released:
Oct 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America. "Cape Up" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.