Book Parties and Festivals

2009 Virginia Festival of the Book - Civil Rights Movement Panel

Richard Bonnie; Derek Catsam; Peter Wallenstein; Mildred Wigfall Robinson

About the Program

 

From the 2009 Virginia Festival of the Book, in Charlottesville Virginia, a panel discussion on the civil rights movement featuring Derek Catsam, "Freedom's Main Line: The Journey of Reconciliation and the Freedom Rides," Peter Wallenstein, "Higher Education and the Civil Rights Movement," and Richard Bonnie and Mildred Wigfall Robinson, "Law Touched Our Hearts: A Generation Remembers Brown v. Board of Education."  This event took place at the University of Virginia Bookstore.

About the Authors

Derek Catsam

Derek CatsamDerek Catsam is an associate history professor at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Buy the author's book from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound

Peter Wallenstein

Peter WallensteinPeter Wallenstein is the author of numerous books, including "Cradle of America: Four Centuries of Virginia History." Mr. Wallenstein is currently a history professor at Virginia Tech.
Buy the author's book from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound

Richard Bonnie

Richard BonnieRichard Bonnie is a professor and director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy at the University of Virginia.
Buy the author's book from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound

Mildred Wigfall Robinson

Mildred Wigfall RobinsonMildred Wigfall Robinson is a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Buy the author's book from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound

Program Information

2009 Virginia Festival of the Book - Civil Rights Movement Panel

Watch This Program
Watch This Program

Past Airings

  • Saturday, April 11th at 4:12pm (ET)
Listen to C-SPAN Radio