we will go to portugal to speak with julia wright about how she unearthed an unpublished novel about police violence written by her father, the legendary african-american writer richard wright, who wrote "native son" and "black boy." ♪♪ [music break] amy: "oldman river" who had his passport taken by the u.s. government, who was blacklisted in this country, and was a friend of richard wright. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. you can watch, listen, and read transcripts using our ios and android apps. download them for free from the apple app store or google play store today. over 80 years ago, richard wright became one of the famous black writers in the united states with the publication of his novel "native son." it sold over 200,000 copies in the first three weeks and inspired a generation of black writers. amiri baraka once said -- "wright was one of the people who made me conscious of the need to struggle." in 1941, richard wright wrote a follow-up novel titled "the man who lived underground" who centered on a black man that was forc

wright. she is the executor of his estate. i began by asking juliaabout the significance of what she found and how she finally had it published. >> tnk you, am for having me back on the show. yes, it was a very exciting discovery. i was living in paris at the end of the 1990's and during the early years of 2000, and i was learning the ropes of the estate with my mother ellen. i was also freelancing as a journalist there. and the time came, after my mother's death, to publish another work by my father. since i would travel to the united states to visit death row and visit death row prisoners there, like mumia abu-jamal, whose human rights were being so systematically violated, i would take the plane, land in the united states, go through cities like new york or philly -- philadelphia, and go to death row. but on my way to death row, i would encounter another type of death sentence. and that is the shootings of unarmed black and brown people in our streets, also of vulnerable minorities like mentally challenged people. and i remember being absolutely s

wright and christine. deepest thanks to this year's prize judges who took on huge assignment, miriam powell, cerebrum, alex, julia tyler, leon dash, peter, pamela newkirk and rachel louise snyder. i now welcome my colleagues annette gordon-reed pulitzer prize-winning historian, professor at harvard and a new member of the lucas prize board she will moderate the conversation with the prizewinners. professor. >> thank you very much for the introduction and i'm happy to be here with the winners of the j. anthony lukas work in progress awards and the book prize awards as well. we will introduce the net and have a discussion. going alphabetically, emily dufton who is a writer and historian and researcher is based in washington, d.c. and one that work-in-progress award for "addiction, inc.." next we have casey parker, a freelance reporter who covers people, poverty and education. for her book the "diary of a misfit" ." now for the book prizewinners, j. anthony lukas book prize goes to jessica brito who won for "after the last border" ." and finally the history prize winner, william thomas, the john catherine chair and