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Author Melvin Edwards joins host Marty Duren in a lively conversation about his family’s history, genealogies, and messing with Texas.
Melvin E. Edwards is a 6th-generation Texan, who was an award-winning newspaper reporter before he entered the colorful and ambitious world of Texas politics. He started his career writing about Texas high school football and within a few years, he was a speechwriter for the Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Texas.
He’s the author of The Eyes of Texans: From Slavery to the Texas Capitol: Personal Stories from Six Generations of One Family. You can follow him on Twitter @edwards21228.
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