Christopher Noxon: Good Trouble
Channel: Ed Mays
Date: 24/02/2019

Christopher Noxon gave this talk about his new book Good Trouble, a helpful antidote to all the pessimism and name-calling that permeates today’s political and social dialogues. Revisiting episodes from the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, he highlights some essential lessons that modern-day activists and the civically minded can extract and embrace in order to move forward and create change.

Diving into the real stories behind the front lines of the Montgomery bus boycott, the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins and notable figures such as Rosa Parks and Bayard Rustin, he explores the parallels between the civil rights movement era and the present moment.  This thoughtful, fresh approach is sure to inspire conversation, action, and, most importantly, hope.


Christopher Noxon is a journalist who has written for the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, Los Angeles Magazine, and Salon. He splits his time between Los Angeles and New York City.

Thanks to University Bookstore
Recorded 1/23/19

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