Annette Gordon-Reed on What She Calls "The American Dilemma" | Amanpour and Company.
Walter Isaacson sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and renowned legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed, who argues looking at history's great leaders is the best way to understand divisions over race, gender and partisanship - what she calls "the American dilemma." Video of the program published by Amanpour and Company on YouTube November 14, 2019. Click the yellow highlighted text or the picture above to view the video.
Annette Gordon-Reed is the author of a number of books including Andrew Johnson (2011), Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy (1997) and The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (2008).
Annette Gordon-Reed is the author of a number of books including Andrew Johnson (2011), Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy (1997) and The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (2008).
See also last year's post "What Shall We Do About Our History?" and watch the video featuring a conversation between Walter Isaacson, Annette Gordon-Reed and Jon Meachem where Christiane Amanpour asks the question about Thomas Jefferson "Could a slaveholder also be an advocate for equality for all?" Click the yellow highlighted text to open the post in a new window.''
I particularly enjoyed seeing Walter Isaacson conduct this interview. I first became aware if his work when I listened to his biography of Leonardo Da Vinci. He teaches now at Tulane, my alma mater, as probably a third career. He was born in New Orleans and became CEO of CNN. I always enjoy listening to his insights as he explores the dilemmas we encounter in living.
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