Update and Pupdate
As I noted in the last one of these, I’ll be using CAMPAIGN TRAILS to share some of the research from my current book project on the civil rights era.
The first installment came yesterday with the interview I did with civil rights legend Dave Dennis. (Apologies for the problem with the original link — it’s been replaced with the embedded full video.)
The Work in Progress posts are only for paid subscribers, but I wanted to share a clip of the interview with everyone.
This part came at the very end of our conversation, when Dave was discussing the voter registration drives in Mississippi. He then paused and told me a story about an elderly African American couple who came to Canton to get registered for the first time in their lives. (The audio is wonky are first, but steadies itself in ten seconds.)
Again, the full interview is up on yesterday’s post now, so paid subscribers can watch when they get a chance. I highly recommend it.
And while I’m talking about Dave Dennis, let me recommend the PBS Freedom Summer documentary that’s going to be taken down from their site August 2nd. Watch it now if you haven’t. This clip of Dave giving the eulogy for Jim Chaney is gutting.
On a lighter side, the promised pupdate. Here’s Sarge snoozing with his paws on his nose.
As always, ask me anything in the comments!
