MLK Day Gospel Hour, a Writer Discovers her Haunting Family Legacy

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 15, 2016

Leonard Lopate honors Martin Luther King Day by playing great Gospel music from the Civil Rights era. Author Karen Branan talks about her family's connection to brutal lynching that occurred in Harris County, Georgia in 1912. Berkeley University professor David Sedlak and Paul Gallay, President of Hudson Riverkeeper, talk about keeping our drinking water safe from contamination.  

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