Watch the Full Interview Bookwatch at UNC TV broadcast this interview with D.G. Martin in May 2016. D.G. read the book with great sympathy, saying he had had a border trip on his bucket list. My book served as a surrogate to his travel there. After publishing a review in numerous newspapers and on his […]
Continue Reading →From both sides: Professor travels the U.S.-Mexico border and brings his story to UNM lecture
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Almost everyone has an opinion about the U.S.-Mexican border. But Duke University anthropology professor Charles D. Thompson Jr. has a challenge for his students and anyone else before they crystallize their thoughts. My recommendation is simple. Before you make up your mind on immigration, get to know an immigrant – at least […]
Continue Reading →WECH: Interview with Charlie Thompson, author of Border Odyssey
Border Odyssey: Travels along the US-Mexico Divide
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 12:00 pm 145 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville, VA Take a most unusual US-Mexico road trip with VFH Fellow Charlie Thompson. A former farmer turned activist, Duke University professor Charlie Thompson is the author of Border Odyssey: Travels along the US-Mexico Divide. Border Odyssey is a compelling chronicle of a journey along the entire U.S.-Mexico border that shifts the conversation away from […]
Continue Reading →The Trump Winery and Thomas Jefferson’s Legacy
Just a few miles from Monticello, the Trump Winery (which I understand The Donald purchased from the Kluges after their foreclosure) boasts a direct connection to Thomas Jefferson. On the winery’s homepage, there are several quotes from Jefferson. The website makes its proximity to Monticello a selling point. Young Eric Trump, the son, is all over the website. […]
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