The Start of the Civil War, Mystery Font in NY, Sex Workers' Rights

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Nov 29, 2018

Historian Joanne B. Freeman, a professor of history and American studies at Yale, joins us to discuss her new book, Field Of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War, which explores how the first battles of the Civil War were fought inside the chambers of the United States Capitol.

(17:40) Rumsey Taylor, art director at The New York Times, joins us to discuss his story, “The Mystery Font That Took Over New York,” about the font known as "Choc" that’s all over certain storefronts in the city, from laundromats, to beauty salons, to Mexican restaurants, sushi bars, and bagel shops. He is joined by Steven Heller, co-chairman of the School of Visual Arts’ MFA program, who will talk about the history of storefront signs in New York.

(35:30) One year ago, a woman named Yang Song fell to her death from an apartment window during a police raid. Yang Song was a sex worker, and her death, and the police raid--which some activists blame for her death-- have become a rallying cry for sex workers' rights, a movement that is gaining traction in New York. Journalist Emma Whitford has been following Yang Song’s case for the past year, and she joins us to discuss the case and sex workers' rights in New York.

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