My guest today is Professor Brad Snyder, author of You Can't Kill a Man Because of the Books He Reads: Angelo Herndon's Fight for Free Speech. Herndon was a Black Communist Party organizer who found himself at the center of a landmark court case in the 1930s. The case made him one of the most famous people in the country, and generations of protesters have “stood on his shoulders.” Yet today, he's often forgotten. Professor Snyder helped me bring his legacy back to life.
Professor Snyder teaches constitutional law and 20th-century American legal history at Georgetown. He’s written for Politico, Slate, and The Washington Post and has made numerous radio and TV appearances.
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