The Political and the Personal

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
On today's show, we'll take an in-depth look at all the various forces behind the insurgency in Iraq. Then, Eric Foner reveals the real impact Emancipation and Reconstruction had on the lives of African-Americans during and after the Civil War. Plus: Charles Grodin on his new play about a Manhattan co-op board.

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