He used his prestige as president and son of the revolution to fight that rule and he succeeded. It’s always a footnote even in his big biographies, this episode in 1842 where northerners wanted to dissolve the U.S. They were so opposed to slavery that they signed a petition and sent it to Adams asking for the union to be dissolved. He introduced it in Congress, and a huge battle erupted. Some talked about killing him for treason. He mounted a huge and brave defense of himself and manages to win the gag rule. I just think that took a lot of daring. And I was struck by these ordinary people in Massachusetts who preferred for the union to break apart than for their tax dollars to pay for slavery.ÂTV: As you were researching, did you keep drawing parallels to today’s world? Personally, my favorite parts of the book were the ones that drew a clear line to today’s political climate.RK: I know Keith Ape, and he definitely was a game changer for what he did, but what Korea has done is that they've taken this formula like K-pop and they've taken it from here and brought it there. They've expanded on it, and that's what that industry is there, as is many music industries. I think one thing with the hip-hop, like the [thing that bothers] me in particular is when artists there use the n-word and culturally appropriate in the literal sense of the word. But the people that suffer for those mistakes are the Asian-American artists that live here that aren't culturally appropriating and that are actually just being their authentic selves. I don't enjoy having to apologize for their behavior when they have no idea what it's like to be in the music industry here and to struggle. That's my only issues with that. is one of the most accomplished models of all time. Not only does she have35Voguecovers