Samuel Freedman: Into the Bright Sunshine: Hubert Humphrey and the Forgotten Civil Rights Struggle of the 1940s

Joined by Kathryn McGarr, UW-Madison Associate Professor
Monday, November 13
Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium
5:00-6:00 P.M. Presentation
6:00-7:00 P.M. Reception and Book Signing

Journalist and author Samuel Freedman, a UW-Madison alumnus, tells the dramatic story of young Hubert Humphrey, his allies, and his adversaries in the battle for a better nation in his new book, Into the Bright Sunshine: Hubert Humphrey and the Forgotten Civil Rights Struggle of the 1940s. Professor Kathryn McGarr of the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication joins him to discuss the complex implications of this struggle that continue to plague us today.

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