please join me in welcoming beth macy. thank you for being here. >> it has all the elements of a southern gossip novel but it's true. can you explain how you first heard about the story. >> as a young journalist who arrived in 1989 to white feature stories i took two years to muster the nerve to mr. -- the great niece. a newspaper photographer have told me that based on rumors she heard growing up it's the best story in town but no one has been able to get it. by the time i poked my have into her's tiny restaurant with the idea of a writing a story about her famous great uncle it was very clear that all personal details are working to be closely held trickling out in dreads and drabs and very much on nancy's timeline. the first time i asked if i could interview willie museum was that in his '90s she pointed to a homemade sign on the goodie shop wall that said i customer has stenciled the words on a white painted board and given it to her as a gift. the sign said sit down and shut up. willie was that now or would he ever be

featuring the likes of beth macy, dorothy padgett on carter presidency and adam hochschild's history of the spanish civil war. that's a look at some of the author programs booktv is covering week. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> and now on booktv on c-span2, we bring you a few programs about the presidential candidates, hillary clinton and donald trump. starting in just a moment, david cay johnston takes a critical look at the republican candidate in "the making of donald trump." 9 that's followed by dick morris on "armageddon." then, a conversation between washington post reporters on "trump revealed: an american journey of ambition, ego, money and power." and we wrap up our block of programs on hillary clinton and donald trump with authors peter schweizer and tom fitten's discussion on the democratic candidate at 7 p.m. eastern. next, investigative journalist david cajon son. david cay john johnston. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening, everyone. thanks so much for coming. my name is candace, i work

it features the likes of beth macy on the jim crow south, the carter presidency and history of the spanish civil war. that's a look at some of the author programs book tv is covering this week. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on book tv on c-span2. >> good evening everyone. my husband and i on the bookstore. i want to know if all of you can hear me. we have a new sound system. doesn't work? >> great, wonderful. we are obviously thrilled, honored to be celebrating the publication of jfk and the reagan revolution. we have two co-authors with us, a man who needs no introduction and his co-author who is the associate professor and chair of the department of history of the sam houston state university and the two of them worked on the book together and they will be talking about it together and we are so thrilled and honored to have you both here. thank you for coming. i should mention also, larry lives across the street and he's a regular question entering customer here and has been for years. >> that makes it so much more special and person

in true vine, beth macy recalls the kidnapping of two african-american brothers in 1899 from virginiaho were forced to perform in a circus side show. bates college professor margaret cryington looks at -- crichton looks at the assassination of william mckinley in the electrifying fall of rainbow city. bobby seale and photojournalist 1250e67b james provide a history of the black panthers in power to the people. also being published this week, the life of edith wilson, wife of president woodrow wilson and her influence on the presidency in madam president. historian tyler -- [inaudible] looks at how new york city became a desired destination for immigrants in city of dreams x. be daniel gordis provides a history of israel from its origins to today in israel. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch formany of the authors in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> you're watching booktv on c-span2 with top nonfiction authors every weekend. booktv, television for serious readers. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a pu

[applause] >> and that was author beth macy live from the southern festival of books here in nashville. now, in about ten minutes, the next author will be talking about her book and it's national book award finalist, arly russell hopeshield and she looks at the political state of the right. we'll being back from the southern festival in a few minutes. >> so the phrase all lives matter is that in many ways some assumption that many of us begin with. the point of saying black lives matter is to really highlight the extent to which black lives have not mattered in the united states. and most recently, concerning the issue with police abuse and violence. and i think the reluctance to embrace that really shows the depth of the lack of understanding about what the condition of african-americans in this country actually is. and to some extent, i think we can understand it. we live in a deeply segregated country where white people have no idea what black people's lives are like in this country. and to-- it's not the samenessly for african-americans who see the lives of white people on televisi

beth macy, true vine, two brothers, a kidnapping and a mother's quest.rue story of the jim crow south. blood at the root, a racial cleansing in america. on sunday, it is day two of the southern festival of books. featured authors include joseph back, my father and atticus french. kelly oliver, hunting girls, sexual violence from the hunger games to campus rape. inside,marinus, strong every wall is in the collision of rates and sports and the south. herb fraser and bernard powers, we are charleston, tragedy and triumph at mother emanuel. at 9:00 p.m. afterwards, sarah gold rick -- cooks about the cost of higher education in her book paying the price, college costs, financial aid and the betrayal of the american dream. formerinterviewed by the president of city new york. >> may only 30% of the total costs of attending college. the real hangups that students have on the need to pay the rent , to pay their utilities, to buy food and they cannot do those things in the same way when they are in college, because they need to spend time in the classroom. it is t

authors include hochschilell "strangers in their own land," chschild, beth macy, "truevine," a true story of the south, and patrick phillips, "blood at the root." and then at 1:00 p.m. eastern, featured authors include joseph beck, "my father and atticus "huntingelly oliver, marinani "strong marjory wentworth, herb frazier, bernard powers, "we are trusted," and then "after words." rab talksdrick- about her book, "paying the price," the betrayal of the dream.n dream your -- sara: the real hangups that students have are the needs to pay their rent, to pay their utilities, to buy food, and they cannot do those things in the same way when they are in college because i need to spend time -- they need to spend time in the classroom. it is those kinds of things that trip them up overnight. it really was not the tuition and fees. for the booktv.org complete weekend schedule. >> yesterday, president obama spoke in cleveland at a campaign rally for hillary clinton. he told supporters that donald trump's comments about women make him unfit to be president. polls show hillary clinton and trump in a s

beth macy, two brothers, a kidnapping at a mother's quest. a true story of the jim crow south. and patrick phillips, "blood at the roots." twounday, it is day number of the festival beginning at 1 p.m. eastern. featured authors include joseph "a lawyers fight for justice in 1930's alabama." kelly oliver, "hunting girls." andrew marinus, "strong inside." marjory wentworth. bernard powers, "we are charleston." at 9 p.m., temple university robb talks about the cost of higher education in her book, "paying the price." she's interviewed by lisa, a former president of city university of new york. >> fees are less than half and sometimes even maybe 30% of the total cost of attending college. the real hangups that students have are the need to pay their rent, their utilities, buy food. they cannot do those things on the same way way -- when they are in college because they have to be in the classroom. it is those kinds of things trip them up over time. it really was not the tuition. for the booktv.org complete weekend schedule. utah's senate race, the incumbent is facing a challenge fr

national booke hochschild,rlie beth macy, and, patrick phillips. livey it is day two, beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern. beck,s include joseph oliver, andrew maraniss, marjory wentworth, herb frazier, and bernard powers. words." 9:00 p.m., "after >> tuition and fees are less than half and maybe only 30% of the total cost of attending college. the real hangups students have are the need to pay their rent, to pay their utilities, to buy food, and they cannot do those things in the same way when they are in college because they need to spend time in the classroom. it is those kinds of things we saw trip them up over time. it was not tuition and fees. for the booktv.org complete weekend schedule. >> this weekend on c-span3, saturday at 6:00, the battle of spotsylvania courthouse. >> in the wilderness, the armies fought for a couple days, they came to a stalemate, grant moved left and south. they had been here at spotsylvania for a couple days, and now there are reports of the federal forces moving south. what do you think that puts them in mind? universit