era, the air where the highest lynchings in america, it was race baiting in the south, vitamin and bilbod other racist southern governors. a larger question i'm asking is, was there a progressivism for black americans? what was life like for a black american going in this progressive era? so you are connecting with a historical graphical question in time. >> i think things changed. one of the things that made sammy very attractive to us is with the documentary, i've got to be me. here is a man who is black. archie bunker says, i know you were born -- but why did you decide to turn to? >> he chose to be jewish. he made his own identity politics. identity politics now strikes me, among my students and in my youth, certainly the two or three most vibrant passionate topics you can come up with. that is bubbling up to here in 2019 and makes it a great lens through which to see from another time and other place, the way it was interesting 50 years ago tonight, the great white hope won the tony award for best play. for best play. again, the 50 years ago, that story was interesting to people at