Boston Book Festival

October 17-19, 2013

2012 Presenters

Randall Kennedy

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Randall Kennedy is the author of five books, including Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption; Race, Crime, and the Law; and his latest work, The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency. Kennedy's research focuses on the intersection of racial conflict and legal institutions in American life. He is the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard University.

Links:

The New York Times reviews The Persistence of the Color Line

C-Span Video Interview

Excerpt from The Persistence of the Color Line



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