Samuel G. Freedman

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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Essential Civil-Rights Lit

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, <a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2013/08/23/eddie-robinson-college-football-s-winningest-coach.html">Breaking the Line</a>.

Samuel G. Freedman

Eddie Robinson

The Greatest Coach?

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 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Line-College-Football-Transformed/dp/1439189773" target="_blank">Breaking the Line</a>, on how Robinson overcame racism to build Grambling State into a powerhouse.

Samuel G. Freedman