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Girl passing by a fence with bullet holes in the area located between Russian, South Ossetian and Georgian checkpoints in Tamaresheni village (AFP/Getty Images)
On today’s Underreported, we’ll get an update on South Ossetia’s push to break from Georgia--with Russia’s support. Then, we’ll talk to a woman who was raised by the last surviving black Civil War widow. And George Pelecanos describes his new literary murder mystery. Plus: biographer Randall Woods reconsiders LBJ’s political legacy.
Underreported: The Coming of the Micro-States?
On today’s Underreported, we’ll get an update on South Ossetian separatism, and the tension it’s causing between Georgia and Russia. And we’ll ask if Montenegro’s rise to statehood is inspiring the creation of micro-states. We’re joined by Cassandra Cavanaugh of the Central Eurasia Project of the Open Society Institute, and ...
The Last Black Civil War Widow
When Rita Williams was four, she went to live with her Aunt Daisy—who happened to be the last surviving black Civil War widow. In If the Creek Don’t Rise, Ms. Williams tells her aunt’s story, and explains what it taught her about the legacy of racism.
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The Night Gardener
George Pelecanos describes his new literary murder mystery: The Night Gardener.
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A New Look at LBJ
Randall Woods offers a major reassessment of LBJ’s political legacy in his new biography, LBJ: Architect of American Ambition.
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