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FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS The dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Nicholas Lemann, reads from his essay “Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), about the white supremacist effort to overturn the 14th and 15th amendments, leading to a century of segregation in the South. Tonight, 6 p.m., Hue-Man Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd., between 124th and 125th streets, 212-665-7400, free.
A FRESH START Tina Cassidy reads from her essay “Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born” (Grove/Atlantic), offering internationally diverse stories of the process of childbirth. Tonight, 7 p.m., the Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. at Tenth Avenue, 212-462-4300, free.
ANTHROPOLOGICAL DILEMMA Editors Jerry Mander and Victoria Tauli-Corpuz read from their essay “Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance to Globalization” (Sierra Club Press). Tonight, 7 p.m., McNally Robinson Bookstore, 50 Prince St., between Mulberry and Lafayette streets, 212-274-1160, free.
