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Hank Aaron and Race in America
ResumeAaron chased Ruth's record during, a time of Watergate and Vietnam, an era when some whites were incensed that a black man might actually beat the record of a legendary sports icon.
Guests:
Tom Stanton, author of "Hank Aaron and The Home Run that Changed America"
Sandy Tolan, author of " Me and Hank: A Boy & His Hero, Twenty-five Years Later"
Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst, senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly.
This program aired on April 8, 2004.