Fresh Air, Bliss Broyard and Yaroslav Trofimov, September 27, 2007
Narrated by Terry Gross
- Released
- September 27, 2007
- Length
- 50 mins
- Format
- Radio/TV Program
- Publisher
- WHYY-FM
In this edition of Fresh Air, author Bliss Broyard discusses her memoir, One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life - A Story of Race and Family Secrets, which reveals her father Anatole Broyard's concealed black heritage and her journey to uncover his mixed racial lineage. Alongside her, journalist Yaroslav Trofimov presents his book, The Siege of Mecca, which explores the pivotal events of November 20, 1979, when gunmen took control of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, marking a significant moment in the history of global jihad.
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