. >> i am a fan of transco croft i know i am. i enjoyed talking to him. i'm a very knowledgeable guy. they asked her a question that i hadn't thought of before. please buy the book. i read it and it's worth it. thank you for coming. [applause] we will see you next time. >> booktv continues with afterwards, cornell west explores martin luther king junior radical political thinking from the civil rights leader that the author argues has been diminished and sanitized they speak with. >> doctor west it is a delight to have you here on the show. i'm grateful myself for being invited to have annotation and interview you about this volume on doctor king. what inspires you. >> i just want to begin by saluting you and one of the great institutions of the american empire. the unit that produced me it's one of the great moments in the tradition of the grand people in the face of terror and trauma and stigma. >> they classified and everybody has a smile on their face. when you try to organize poor people with such power to train the movement he's un-american and a tr