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Booktv on twitter and facebook and we want to hear from you, two us twitter. Com booktv or post a comment on our facebook page, facebook. Com will snap all booktv. [inaudible conversations] we are going to go ahead and begin to begin. Thanks for being out here today, an awesome crowd. My name is emily, im a manager at politics and prose. On behalf of the staff thanks and welcome. If you could take a minute and silence your cell phone so we are not interrupted, that would be great. The event, we ...

Opportunities and resources. The Kerner Commission made the case we need to equalize opportunities, equalize resources. That is what we should have done in 1968 and we should seek to do today. Had aa historian, if you chance to sit down with dr. King, what would you ask . Thatld ask him whether he still felt his dream had turned into a nightmare by the time he died. King gave a prominent interview with a reporter where he stated my dream from 1963 has turned into a nightmare. Of course, the even...

Divisive times in American History. A time that marks the emergence of a postcivil rights racial order that defines american psyd today. Formally known as the National Advisory committee on civil disorders, president johnson establish the committee in july following violent racial confrontations in newark and detroit which left 69 people africanamericans, and city blocks burned to the ground. That summer there were more than 150 riots around the United States. Ignited byriots were incidents of P...

Live coverage on cspan 3. The next seven months, the commissioners and staff they a probingpursued examination of conditions that fueled the riot, including visits to 20 three cities, interviews with residents and activists, and confrontation with realities invisible to most politicians and policymakers. The Kerner Commission produced a 704 page report that sold 2 million copies. We have a group or today prepared to offer insight into the report, the historical context, and significance. I will ...

Im emily, manager at politics prose and thank you so much and welcome. If you could take a minute and silence your cell phones were not interrupted. That would be great. The eevident will good is well have brief talk, questions. Were filming and recording the event i know youll have this human urge to shout your question but we have a microphone here and if you could get up and use the microphone to ask the question, its recorded and everyone can hear the question and answer. We have two more ev...

Business advisor and is countrily teaching as an adjunct professor of law at george town, university. Today hes with us as a moderator and friend of our keynote speaker so while mr. Carter makes his way to the stage, with its my pleasure to introduce captain gorber are born in paris. [applause] never a bad thing to be born in paris. And in 2001, a naturalized american citizen, after which he became flow bobary joined our army in 2008 and twice employed to afghanistan it was during his second glo...

Speaker heritage. Org. Becky north dunlop is the moderator. She led our restore america project. For joining heritage in 1998, she served as secretary of Natural Resources for the commonwealth of virginia and the cab knost thengovernor george allen and also served significant roles in the Reagan Administration as Deputy Assistant to the president for president ial personnel, special assistance to the president and special assistants to attorney general ed meese and was undersecretary of the depa...

Got us high as 88 this morning our global map futures falling sharply picking off where friday drop off. We have broadcom raising that bit for qualcomm it would be the Largest Technology deal if it got done it is best and final and it is worth more than 121 billion in cash and stocks. Shares of wells fargo sinks. Stocks are on track to extend the sell off on friday if the dow falls 235 points today, that would constitute a 5 pull back on its all time high on january 26th might we know how long i...

Republic. During the american founding era, no book was more accessible or authoritative than the bible. It featured prominently in 18th century political culture, shaping the founders political thought and rhetoric. This presentation will examine the founding generations appeal to scripture to answer fundamental political questions, and form an emerging constitutional. He earned american universitys highest faculty award, scholar teacher of the year. His Research Interests include constitutiona...

Simply counting and documenting the founders many references to the bible, i think tells us little except that the bible was a useful resource for this generation of americans. In the book, i try to move beyond the sufimple observation that they frequently cited the bible. That all most goes without saying. I want to move on and examine how the founders used the bible and thousand mhow it may have i their founding project. Which biblical texts appealed to them and why do they think these texts s...