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Historian Mary Frances Berry tells the story of an ex-slave who demanded pension rights and reparations from the US Congress.
Mary Frances Berry, former Chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; and author of "My Face is Black is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations" (Random House)
It came as a surprise to many -- the dissolution of the Liberal government of Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin. We find out what the "no confidence" vote was about, and what can be expected as the country faces its second general election in only 19 months.
Henry Champ, Senior Washington Correspondent, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Susan Delacourt, Ottawa Bureau Chief, The Toronto Star
At age 85, forty years after publishing her first novel, PD James is the Grande Dame of contemporary detective fiction. Kojo chats with her about her life, and taking her place alongside mystery writing legends like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie.
P.D. James, author "The Lighthouse" (Knopf)
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