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To: JohnM who wrote (185920)	3/26/2012 11:07:59 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542922

There was a nice discussion of the Trayvon Martin case on Diane Rehm this morning. Worth listening to. Good panel. The discussion left me wishing it would have gone on for another hour (or two), and was a little more structured, describing why black and white people fear and mistrust each other, why the "Stand your ground" law is a lousy law, why this case is making international news, and what "should" have happened. However, despite its brevity, it is still worth listening to. Emmitt Till 2? Race relations in the 21st century. thedianerehmshow.org A look at the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, in Florida. Diane and her panel discuss the questions it raises about state laws and race relations in America. Guests Donna Britt author of "Brothers (and Me): A Memoir of Loving and Giving," journalist and former syndicated columnist for the Washington Post. Isabel Wilkerson a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of "The Warmth of Other Suns." Anthony Cook Professor of Law at Georgetown, teaches courses in constitutional law, civil rights and African-American critical thought David Ovalle reporter for the Miami Herald

To: JohnM who wrote (185920)	3/26/2012 11:37:23 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542922

I agree completely about Caro. I am pretty sure that C-Span will do an interview with him at some point in the next few months on the book. He has been on the station a few times in the past. Here is a link to one of them, on the second volume of the series on LBJ: booktv.org

To: JohnM who wrote (185920)	3/26/2012 5:44:18 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542922

That sounds like it will be a compelling book. I'll put it on my list. Right after the Steve Jobs bio, which is after Thomas Daniels' new book about Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis and Clarke, but you knew that).