medgar, and the only thing i would add to that, is actually medgar evers lives because as long as there's a struggle for justice, medgar is alive and well. and this book is a testament to his courage, to his dignity. it is his voice. it is his vision for the struggle for freedom. and it was an honor to work with myrlie to put this together so that a future generation could be similarly inspired to achieve the greatness that he embodied. thank you so much. and now please come forward. we would love to sign your copies. thank you very much. [applause] >> booktv is at the annual publishers convention at the javits center in new york city. it's called bookexpo america. we're covering the 2012 books that are coming out. ferrar strauss and giroux is part of the mcmillan company. i want to start with that used to be us, a book that you have coming out. what is that? >> well, peter, it's a continuation of tom friedman's amazingly influential and bestselling books "the world is flat" and "hot, flat and crowded" this this time he's collaborating with a foreign policy advisor who is also a close fri

in 2005, the widow of medgar if verse recounted the civil rights movement through the