On the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, what should you be reading? Columbia professor Samuel G. Freedman offers his list of classic books on the civil-rights movement. Plus, read an excerpt from his new book, Breaking the Line.
Samuel G. Freedman a professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. He is the author of a number of books, including his latest, Breaking the Line; Small Victories, a finalist for the 1990 National Book Award; and The Inheritance, a finalist for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize.
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Eddie Robinson
Who’s the greatest college football coach ever? Some say it was Eddie Robinson, the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history. Samuel Freedman, author of the new book Breaking the Line, on how Robinson overcame racism to build Grambling State into a powerhouse.