Ill Literacy, Episode 59: White Lies (Guest: A.J. Baime)




Heartland Daily Podcast show

Summary: <p>Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by A.J. Baime to discuss <em>White Lies: The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret</em>. They chat about the impact of Walter F. White on the civil rights movement in the first half of the 20th Century, why he is largely forgotten today, and White’s shocking investigations into lynchings and race riots throughout the country.</p> <p><strong>Get the book here: </strong><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/white-lies-a-j-baime?variant=39935639453730">https://www.harpercollins.com/products/white-lies-a-j-baime?variant=39935639453730</a></p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p><em>Literary Hub</em>: “A.J. Baime on Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret” (VIDEO)<br> <a href="https://lithub.com/a-j-baime-on-walter-f-white-and-americas-darkest-secret/">https://lithub.com/a-j-baime-on-walter-f-white-and-americas-darkest-secret/</a></p> <p><em>Los Angeles Times</em>: Stuart Miller – “He risked his life to become a founding father of civil rights. Why was he forgotten?”<br> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-02-09/walter-f-white-a-founder-of-civil-rights-white-lies-biography">https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-02-09/walter-f-white-a-founder-of-civil-rights-white-lies-biography</a></p> <p>Truman Institute Library: “White Lies: The Double Life of Walter F. White and America's Darkest Secret” (VIDEO)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgnX-pklWa4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgnX-pklWa4</a></p>