Letter from Barbara Ross of Texarkana to Senator John McClellan, 1967
This clip is from the c-span2/BookTV In Depth program today with author Wil Heygood telling the story of the confirmation of Thurgood Marshall, and the letter Heygood found while researching his book Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America. Some might find it worth its eight minutes, wherein Barbara Ross predicts the election of President Obama.
http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4591626/letter-barbara-ross
The full program is here:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?408684-1/depth-wil-haygood
May 1, 2016
In Depth with Wil Haygood
Wil Haygood talked about his life and career and responds to viewer comments and questions.?Mr.?Haygood’s most recent book is Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America.
Mr.?Haygood is also the author of The Butler: A Witness to History, Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson, In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr., The Haygoods of Columbus: A Love Story, King of Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and Two on the River.
