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Today we do it again. I am pleased that we have one again three republicans, three democrats to take part in this historic reading. And at this point, as we get to that letter, id like to yield the floor to my friend from south carolina, senator scott, for a special introduction to this important reading. I yield the floor, madam president. Mr. Scott thank you, madam president. The presiding officer the senator from south carolina. Mr. Scott thank you, maam. Madam president , we are at a critica...

Luther king jr. Was arrested in my hometown of birmingham, alabama. His crime, leading a peaceful march to protest the indignity suffered by the black community and the jim crow era. He had violated the ban on public demonstrations which targeted the growing resistance of africanamericans to the injustices they were insuffering. While in solitary confinement in birmingham, dr. King wrote what became known as the letter from the birmingham jail, a stinging response to a group of white clergy in a...

You. Thank you all. It is really wonderful for us to have john and i back at the carter library. You know, it has just been several years since jonathan was here. He was here for the book, a book about jackie robinson. And thats been probably. Live seven or eight years since then. And whats really neat is that jonathan had decided to kick off his book tour for his new book. His book just came out yesterday and do that here at the jimmy carter president ial library, which is really, i think, a gr...

Please buy one. I think hell stick around for the next 15 or 20 minutes or so and sign books. Support human rights watch, support the palestinian film festival, support jvp, all the organized that are organizing around this issue, providing information, but also write your local elected and demand that they support a ceasefire thank you. Thank you all. It is really wonderful for us to have john and i back at the carter library. You know, it has just been several years since jonathan was here. He...

To. Do you want to add anything . I mean, its its sobering and sobering and i mean, the good news other day, some good news, i suppose is a very low bar. But durbin did step forward and call for a cease fire but the fact that so have not even done that. I mean your larger political analysis is of the situation there just call for a call for a cease fire at this seems to be a bottom. So i want to share something that share through others at on november 4th, the demonstration in washington, d. C. ...

Grieving. But that should not stop us from continuing to fight because it is not tenable. So thank you for coming out there are books in the back. Women and Children First great local bookstore selling nathans book. Please buy one. I think hell stick around for the next 15 or 20 minutes or so and sign books. Support human rights watch, support the palestinian film festival, support jvp, all the organized that are organizing around this issue, providing information, but also write your local elec...

The jackson state. Dr. Mcdaniels saw years. Okay of course i cant sit down. I just want to remind you all that whenever if you want to ask questions, mds, you will need to come to microphone at the podium right there, not try it no matter how loud your teacher voice is. Try not. We dont want you to shout it from your seat okay. Because as we we are filming this now. Great. Thank you and thank you guys for coming coming. Thank you for joining us with the art the panel and at this time, i have the...

Our moderator for today is a long time friend of the festival having served on the board of directors for many years. She is a professor of english and the graduate school at the jackson state university. Dr. Mcdaniels. Its all yours. [applause]co a course i cant sit down yet. I want to remind you all that whenever if you want to ask questions you will need to come to the microphone and the podium and no matter how loud your Teacher Voices we dont want you to shout it from your seat because than...

Been several years since jonathan was here. He was here for th it is really wonderful for us to have jonathan back at the carter library. You know, it has been several years since jonathan was here. He was here for a book about jackie robinson. And that has probably been seven or a neck years since then. And what is really neat is that jonathan had decided to kick offs book tour for his new book. His book just came out yesterday. And do that here at the jimmy carter president ial library, which ...