the author is ucla history professor, brenda stevenson. brenda stevenson, who was latasha harlins? >> guest: and african-american girl who lived in south-central los angeles issue is that it was her grandmother, aunts, cousins. she was a freshman in high school and she was killed on march 16, 1991 in a store at figaro street in south los angeles. by the shopkeeper. >> host: why was she killed? >> guest: she was killed because there was a struggle over a bottle of orange juice that cost $1.79. latasha had entered the store and we can see all this on the video camera within a story. she entered the store at nine dirty a.m. she goes to the refrigerated cases the refrigerated cases and accept this bottle of orange juice, which is a quart bottle. she places it in her backpack. the top is protruding now. shoebox forward to the counter. she immediately asks latasha issue is trying trying to steal her orange juice. latasha said no, i am not feeling orange juice. i'm trying to pay for it. obviously there's some language differences and difficulties because this is due isn't is due as a mash

. >> host: brenda stevenson is there a conflict or issues between african-american community and caribbean grocers or marketers at? >> there was and still is to a certain extent and not nearly as bad as 1991. people have just gotten used to it to have carian shopkeepers and shopkeepers are used to having black and latino clientele so the communication between the two are much better than they were. there was a lot of work done between the caribbean and black community to bridge the caps of people would understand one another better in the and tensions are understood better as well many koreans have hired african american and latino workers from the community to work in the shop that was the complaint previously there have been cultural tours taking place in korea to church groups and organizations that there is still some tension and a sense that if he were going to be in communities of people you should respect those people and we bring business to your community community, we add to the tax base and serve your community have respect for our property and our person. there is some tension

the author is ucla history professor, brenda stevenson. brenda stevenson, who was latasha harlins? >> guest: and african-american girl who lived in

the author is ucla history professor brenda stevenson. professor stevenson who was latasha harlins? >> guest: 14 year-old african-american girl who lived in south central los angeles at the time of her death living with her grandmother and her cousins and her aunt a freshman in high school and was killed on march 16, 1981, in south-central at a store by the shop keeper. >> host: why was she killed? >> guest: there was a struggle over a bottle of orange shoes that cost $1.79. latasha harlins interest in a store that we can see on the video camera at about 9:30 a.m. and goes to the refrigerated cases to picks up a bottle of orange juice and places it in her backpack the top is portrait doing all in walks forward to the counter and the owner asks if she is trying to steal the orange juice. latasha harlins says no. and i am trying to pay for it. obviously there is a language difference and difficulty because the owner is from south korea an english is not particularly good. so there is a heated argument and the owner katchis latasha harlins by the arm to see what's in the back part want

. >> host: we're talking with brenda stevenson in the book "the contested murder of latasha harlins" justice, gender, and the origins of the la riots". you are watching booktv on c-span2. retirement is wonderful you can do what you want to do and you have time to read the newspaper for two hours if you want. the only downside is it coincides with all age. >> host: what booker you best known for? >> guest: i don't know. possibly inheriting the revolution which is a social history of the first generation of americans those born after 1776 that had no colonial background but inherited the revolution but perhaps the relentless revolution i really don't know. you will have to ask somebody else. >> host: i still active with the american historical association? >> guest: no. i read the "journal" but i moved to taos, new mexico almost two years ago i left the big city in professional life i used to live across the street from ucla's i've felt a part of the campus but i live basically in a rural area on the southern rockies so it is very high at 7,000 feet and very dry and a totally different

the author is ucla history professor brenda stevenson. professor stevenson, who was latasha harlins? >> a 15 year-old african-american girl who lived in south central los angeles at the time of her death she was living with her grandmother, her aunt and cousin. a freshman in high school and she was killed march march 16, 1991 in south central in a store at empire market. by the shop keeper. >> host: why was she killed? >> guest: there was a struggle over a bottle of orange juice that cost $1.79. she has entered the store we can see this on the video camera within the store intering in 938 and goes to the refrigerated cases and picks up a bottle of orange juice and places it in her backpack the top is protruding out and walks forward to the counter. the owner is there and immediately asked if she was trying to steal her orange juice. latasha says no. i am trying to pay for it. obviously there is a language difference and difficulties because and as a naturalized citizen she is from south korea an english is not good. there is an argument t

brenda stevenson is professor of history at ucla, where she has served as both chair of the department of history and the intergovernmental program in african american studies. she authored the award-winning monograph "life in black and white," and "the origins of the l.a. writes," which just won a prize. her newest work, "what is slavery," will be published in 2015. she has received support from the mellon foundation, the smithsonian institution, and the american institution of university women. so clearly a group of slackers. [laughter] we will start with john inscoe and move down the table with comments from the panel. >> thank you. i think i'm here because i teach a course on slavery in film and fiction. we start with "birth of a nation," move through the plantation melodramas of the 1930's, films like "jezebel," "the little colonel," and of course "gone with the wind." then we move onto walt disney's "song of the south." then we jump to the modern era in the 1990's, another spurt of movies about slavery with "amistad" in 1997, a lesser known film called "the journey of august king

. >> brenda stevenson is history of professor at ucla where she serv served in the department of history and african-american studies, award of "life in black-and-white" "family in the slave south" and "justice and gender and origins of the l.a. riots" which just won the oa hrh 2001 rolle prize and "what is slavery" will be published in 2015. she has received awards from the melon foundation, ford foundation, smithsonian institution and american foundation of university women. so, clearly, a group of slackers. so, we will start with john inscoe and move down the table with the comments from the panel panels. >> thank you, megan. i think i'm here because i teach a course on slavery, fact, film and fiction. we start with birth of a nation, move through several plantation mellodramas of the 1930s. jezebel, shirley temple epics, the little colonel and gone with the wind. showing clips of these and move to walt disney "song of the south" after the war of 1946. and 1990s saw another spurt of movies about slavery, steven spielberg's "am ma stastad" andy oprah winfrey and others and "django" "dj

brenda stevenson is history of professor at ucla where she served as chair of the department of history and the program of afro-american studies. authored the award-winning "life in black and white," "family in the community of slave south," and "justice, gender and origins of the l.a. riots" which just won the oah's 2014 rolle prize. and "what is slavery" will be published in 2015. she has received awards from the mellon foundation, ford foundation, smithsonian institution and american association of university women. so, clearly, a group of slackers. so, we will start with john inscoe and move down the table with the comments from the panelists. >> all right. thank you, megan. i think i'm here because i teach a course on slavery in fact, film and fiction. we start with "birth of a nation" and go through the 1930s, films like "jezebel" and these shirley temple epics, "the little colonel" and "littlest rebel" and "gone with the wind." shown clips of these and then moved on to walt disney's "song of the south" after the war in 1946. then jump up to the modern era with the 1990s with movi