ARAN SHETTERLY’s first book, The Americano: Fighting with Castro for Cuba’s Freedom, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and praise from Carlos Eire, the National Book Award winner for Waiting for Snow in Havana. Shetterly grew up in rural Maine, studied English Literature and Spanish Language and Culture at Harvard College, and earned an MA in American and New England Studies from the University of Southern Maine. He has worked in media, publishing, and as a writing instructor, and has collaborated with his father’s arts and education organization, Americans Who Tell the Truth, since 2003. After living in Costa Rica, Cuba, and Mexico, Shetterly now resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. His new book is Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City’s Soul.
In this episode, Aran Shetterly talks about his upcoming book, Morningside, which details the 1979 Greensboro Massacre. Then, Rev. Dr. Chris Jones, the 2022 Democratic nominee for Governor of Arkansas, discusses what is happe...