Transcripts For CSPAN2 20170218

This is booktv on cspan2. Television for serious readers. Heres a quick look at our primetime lineup for tonight that all happens tone on cspan booktv. Welcome to richmond, virginia, on book tv. Locate along the james rink 98 miles south of washington, dc, this capital city was founded in 1737 by williams bird. Nope for its rich history, in 1775, Patrick Henry gave his payment mouse give my liberty or give my death peach, sparking the beginning of the american revolution. Here the virginia General Assembly passed the statute of religious freedom written by thomas jefferson, addressing the principle of separation of church and state. During the civil war, richmond was the capital of the confederacy. Led by jefferson davis. He to and his with the help of our Comcast Cable partners forking the next two hours well learn more about the city from local out authorizes. Richmond is a please place the called his home town. He called simples a virginian, where he had inspirations that inspired literature for years to come. We are in need today more of people in our communities to be leaders than elected officials. People are always politicians, politicians what they want to hear. People hear what they have to heara, we now begin our special feature. While in richmond, we took a driving tour of the stiff with mayor stony. Well, mayor stoney, thank you for showing us around richmond today. If somebody has never been