Publishing 75 years after that pivotal 1948 speech, Into the Bright Sunshine (to be published on July 14, 2023) examines the politician’s early career, when his efforts to promote racial justice not only transformed the Democratic Party but the nation as well. Freedman explores the journey of Humphrey’s life from a remote, all-white hamlet in South Dakota to the mayoralty of Minneapolis as he tackles its notorious racism and anti-Semitism to his role as a national champion of multiracial democracy. His allies in that struggle include a Black newspaper publisher, a Jewish attorney, and a professor who had fled Nazi Germany. And his adversaries are the white supremacists, Christian Nationalists, and America Firsters of mid-century America—one of whom tries to assassinate him.Celebrating one of the overlooked landmarks of civil rights history, Freedman illuminates the early life and enduring legacy of the man who helped bring it about.

Samuel G. Freedman is an award-winning author, journalist, and educator. He has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has won the National Jewish Book Award and the New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Award. His columns for the New York Times about education and religion have received national prizes. He is a professor at Columbia University, and has been named the nation’s Outstanding Journalism Educator by the Society of Professional Journalists.

Laura McCallum is the Star Tribune's Politics and Government Editor. A North Dakota native, McCallum came to the Star Tribune after nearly 27 years at Minnesota Public Radio News. During her time there as a reporter, editor and newsroom leader, she covered the Capitol for eight years and served as President of Capitolbeat, the Association of Capitol Reporters & Editors. She is an avid reader who occasionally reviews books for the Star Tribune.

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