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Step back immore monday is a term i have used, and i do believe it is true. Major funding for religion and ethics newsweekly is provided by the lilly endowment, an indianapolis based private Family Foundation dedicated to its founders interest in religion, community development, and education. Additional funding also provided by mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. And the corporation for public broadcasting. Welcome. Im fred de sam lazaro sitting in for bob be aer thety. Thank you for joining us. Religion gro...

It feels wonderful to be here. I am thrilled to see so many people eager to join in dialogue about where we as a nation find ourselves in the strive towards freedom and it seems particularly fitting that we would have this conversation today, the day after our nation paused its daily business to pay tribute to reverend Martin Luther king jr. s life and his legacy. And it seems fitting that we would have this conversation the day after our nations first black president was sworn in for his second term. Now i know much of the nation has already moved on and president obamas soaring rhetoric abou...

And books on book tv. You can see past programs and their schedules that our website at, and you could join in the conversation on social media sites. And now, Taylor Branch, author of the multi it volume of america in the king years presents his thoughts on key moments in the Civil Rights Movement. This is about an hour 15 spirited. Thank you, mr. Hale. Thank you, atlanta. Atlanta history center. I have been heretofore. And glad to be back. I am glad to be back talking about something that has been a subject that has been due to me my whole life and is inescapable now. Im getting older, is my...

We have communities from all over the world, and you go to a naturalization ceremony, its one of the most inspiring things youll ever see, we have korean community, syrian communities, people all over the world, theres no foreigner to find to become a fellow citizen. We are not only the pioneer democracy in the world in building our constitution around an idea, but we are the only one that is really followed through on that saying that because of this idea is an idea that we are fellow citizens, in the Laboratory Come in experiment of government, that all of us are in this together in a shrink...

Are you interested in being a part of booktvs Online Book Club . Every month well feature a different book and author, and youre invited to join. Interested . Send an email to book tv cspan. Org, post a comment on facebook. Com booktv or send us a tweet booktv. Michelle alexander, the author of booktvs first Online Book Club selection, the new jim crow, recently spoke about her book at the university of tennessee. Heres a look at that event. [applause] well, thank you. Thank you so much for this warm welcome. It feels wonderful to be here. I am thrilled to see so many people eager to join if d...