Author examines race through a historical lens

A fiction writer draws inspiration from her biracial daughters, and imagines what their lives might have been like in early 19th century New Orleans.

Guests

• Susan Straight: Author of "A Million Nightingales," just out in paperback. Her previous novel, "Highwire Moon," was a finalist for a National Book Award.

More from MPR

• At the Science Museum, they came, they saw, they talked about race
  May 4, 2007
• The Vinegar Man brings Aberdeen to the Race Exhibit
  May 1, 2007
• Kara Walker's art traces the color line
  February 20, 2007
• Deconstructing race
  January 12, 2007

Resources

• NPR: Karen Grisby Bates' profile of Susan Straight
• Loft Literary Center