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(Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
According to Henry Louis Gates Jr., African-American society has split into two factions: the privileged and the disenfranchised. Gates is here to discuss today’s Black America. Then Leonard Lopate asked listeners to call in and share the book they would save by memorizing. Editor and writer Boris Fishman explains why he calls the former Soviet Bloc countries “the last frontier.” And filmmaker Nick Broomfield discusses his new film "Aileen."
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Renowned scholar and author Henry Louis Gates’s book is America Behind the Color Line: Dialogues with African Americans. It’s the companion volume to his fall 2003 PBS series.
Events: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will be giving a talk and a sneak preview of his new series tonight at ...
Open Phones
In Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, memorizing books was a defense against censorship. Leonard Lopate asked listeners to call in and share the book they would save by memorizing.
Click here to view the list.
Click here to view the list.
Boris Fishman
Boris Fishman is the editor of Wild East: Stories from the Last Frontier. Contributors include Gary Shteyngart, Aleksandar Hemon, Miljenko Jergovic, Vladimir Sorokin, Arthur Phillips, and Paul Greenberg.
Music: Night On Earth Soundtrack music by Tom Waits
Nick Broomfield
British documentary filmmaker and director Nick Broomfield discusses his new film "Aileen," a portrait of a serial killer.
Music: The Hours Soundtrack composer Phillip Glass
The Leonard Lopate Show: Open Phones
In Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, memorizing books was a defense against censorship. Leonard Lopate asked listeners to call in and share the book they would save by memorizing. Below is the list of books that listeners chose:
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