Dorothy Brown

Thanks so much for having me.

Thanks so much for having me.

Yes, I came to this as a skeptic, as, oh, it'll never happen.

Yes, I came to this as a skeptic, as, oh, it'll never happen.

Why are we even talking about this?

Why are we even talking about this?

And then one day, one of my former Emory colleagues mentioned that we, the federal government, paid reparations to Italy for Italians lynched in Louisiana.

And then one day, one of my former Emory colleagues mentioned that we, the federal government, paid reparations to Italy for Italians lynched in Louisiana.

And I said, wait a minute.

And I said, wait a minute.

We've paid reparations for lynching, but not Black Americans.

We've paid reparations for lynching, but not Black Americans.

And she said, that's right.

And she said, that's right.

And that's when I started digging.

And that's when I started digging.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

So let me tell you why I'm excited about getting this book out now.

So let me tell you why I'm excited about getting this book out now.