Diane McWhorter: Carry Me Home

Diane McWhorter discusses her book 'Carry Me Home', which explores the civil rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama, and her family's involvement in the city's history. She shares her motivations for writing the book, the extensive research process, and her personal journey in confronting her family's past. The book reveals the connections between Birmingham's elite and the Ku Klux Klan, and McWhorter reflects on the public's reaction to her work and its impact on the city's understanding of its history.

What does Diane McWhorter suggest about the connection between Birmingham's elite and the KKK?

How did Diane McWhorter confront her father's past and his views on race?

What was the reaction of the people in Birmingham to McWhorter's book?