Cspan cities to from this past year continues. As we take you to concord massachusetts. [inaudible conversations] [birds chirping]. [birds chirping] it is interesting that very often readers of walden, when you first come to the pond are a little puzzled may be a little disappointed because when you read walden, you really are expecting to be just amazed at the landscape. And the fact that Henry David Thoreau could be every day, just staggered by a landscape as humble as this, that takes a little getting used to. It was just a little pond. Now it is an icon of American Literary history. Henry David Thoreau first came out here is a little boy. He remembered that excursion long after but he came here with his family, actually together sand for his fathers sandpaper manufacturing enterprise. And he came here to live. It was actually on the 4th of july in 1845 that he came to live and then was out here for two years after that. And his friend Ralph Emerson had not long before bought the pr
The vp of public programs. Theres a little weird feedback thing, but i think its good now. We are missing a few people, so they will start to fill in, and please be nice and show them where there are seats available. Tonight is an elson lecture, and we thank our sponsor, ambassador and mrs. Edward elson, for supporting this program. Tonight angela j. Davis just to be really clear, this is angela j. Davis for anyone who is confused, okay . [laughter] shes going to be talking, shes the editor of policing the black man arrests, prosecution and imprisonment, which she will be discussing this evening. She is, throughout her career as a lawyer, author and professor, angela j. Davis has dedicated her efforts to studying and bettering the criminal Justice System in america, particularly as it relates to prosecutional power and racism within the system. Tonights program is being broadcast for cspan, so this will probably show up in about a week. But that does mean that if you have a question, y
The vp of public programs. Theres a little weird feedback thing, but i think its good now. We are missing a few people, so they will start to fill in, and please be nice and show them where there are seats available. Tonight is an elson lecture, and we thank our sponsor, ambassador and mrs. Edward elson, for supporting this program. Tonight angela j. Davis just to be really clear, this is angela j. Davis for anyone who is confused, okay . [laughter] shes going to be talking, shes the editor of policing the black man arrests, prosecution and imprisonment, which she will be discussing this evening. She is, throughout her career as a lawyer, author and professor, angela j. Davis has dedicated her efforts to studying and bettering the criminal Justice System in america, particularly as it relates to prosecutional power and racism within the system. Tonights program is being broadcast for cspan, so this will probably show up in about a week. But that does mean that if you have a question, y
Its good. We are missing a few people so they will start to fill in and please be nice and show them where their seats available. Tonight is a lecture and we thank our sponsor ambassador and mrs. Nelson for supporting this program. Tonight angela davis, just a really clear, this is Angela J Davis for anyone who is confused, okay, is going to be talking and she the edit of policing the black man arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment which shall be discussing this evening. Surround her career as a lawyer, author and professor, Angela J Davis has dedicated effort to studying and bettering the criminal Justice System in america. Particularly as relates to prosecution of power and racism within the system. Nice program is being broadcast for cspan, so thisll probably show up in about a week but that does me if you have a question you should go to a microphone to ask it. I forgot to say thats an good to go back to her bio that i was like living make sure i get that in. Angela davis is, she w
just give you a list of some of the books that come out. f ing 2.0. do more than give. the art of getting. get smart. smart. first i want to commend you for not having give an account of your book, but how would you differentiate this book from some of these others i just mentioned, as much as you may know about them country first of all thank you for having me on the show and thank you for saying kind words about the book i think i will steal the phrase from the. i actually am not entirely fun with all the books you mention. i think the fact that a lot of books have been written about the charitable sector, with people realize or not. just enormously significant sector. 1.1 million charities, 1.5 trillion revenues. it meets at the public square. everything that really goes into making a great country. so i think it s important. so doesn t surprise a lot of people have focused their time and energy on the charitable sector. but i think my book differs from those that have c