Too many times to count. So we are thrilled to have them with us today. Say weid also like to have been watching demonstrations unfold in our neighborhood and across the nation as we planned for the future of fords theater. We know we have work to do. We commit to using our platform to tell stories that speak to the present moment with courage, inspiration, healing, and of course, abraham lincoln. With, were talking richard and david about a specific play in which they all took part, necessary sacrifices, which fords theater premiered in 2012. Fords commissioned richard to write the play to celebrate leadership in 2011. This play explores the relationship between president abraham lincoln, played by david selby, and the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, played by Craig Wallace. It seems particularly important this week to consider the leadership of these two great americans as they helped our country find its way through one of our greatest crises. So i want to start this afternoon just
He is the author of numerous books on Abraham Lincoln including lincoln and davis, imagining america, lincoln the lawyer, lincoln and the constitution, lincoln and america and lincoln. He probes some of the most interesting topics of lincoln including winning awards from the baroness award group in 2007. He recently had the opportunity to travel to seoul where he addressed the korean Abraham Lincoln society. [ laughter ] i know i would like to hear more about that. How can i get on that gravy train . Today, he is going to talk to us about the new book the black heavens, Abraham Lincoln and death published earlier this year by Southern Illinois press. A review at silver monitor states that students of the 17th century will want to add this concise written volume to their bookshelves. Please welcome me in joining brian dirck. It is good to be here. It really is. I wanted to thank you for the invitation. I have gotten to see some old friends among many of my south korean friend, fred. And
Of the state. Where people had their social networks, their continuities. One of the interesting things has come out of those ofnections was a kind leadership out of a black congregation, particularly the clergy. In this discussion, i am going ,o talk too much about men but males have dominated in some ways the kind of conversation about american politics for a number of reasons as we can see. Let us see if my little thing works. Let us try that again. A host ofare characters. I will not talk about all of them. There are some things that i really want you to Pay Attention to. One, it says Indigenous Community organizations. Black churches are Indigenous Community organizations. By the it is controlled people at the very lowest level. At the ground level. I dont mean that in terms of status but at the ground level. Thatherefore, you can see it creates its own organic leadership. A leadership that belongs to its own community. About that aalk little more, these terms, ecclesial politics.
Tonight we thank heather and thompson for an unforgettable conversation. Thank you and we welcome you to join us for a conversation. [applause] [inaudible conversation] heres a look at some upcoming book fairs and festivals happening around the company country. The louisiana book festival is being held in baton rouge at the state capital. Coming up in november we are live from austin for the texas book festival with authors such as former attorney general alberto gonzales, law professor tim wu and orange is the new black actress diane guerrero. Later we will be live from the Miami Book Fair on november 19 and 20th. Our coverage includes author discussion and call them featuring bernie sanders, fox news host and colton whitehead. For more information about the book fairs and festivals, and to watch previews festival coverage, click on the book fair tab on our website, booktv. Org. Professor richard gamble, wended the phrase city on a hill originate . It originated in the new testament,
George had a desk in 1939, 1940, 41, close to george orwell. George had lived through the story i tell on both sides of the atlantic. When i think about the book, and i am sorry you didnt live. He died a few months ago. He didnt live to read the book, but he was a kind of inspiration for the book. His life story and his world, the world of literature and learning through politics and society. The mac i can say without argue you wouldve liked the book. Mark, thank you. Congratulations. Guest thank you. Hell sell professor richard gamble, when did the phrase city on the hill originate . Guest at originate the new testament in the gospel of matthew and it made its way into American History by way of a speech or discourse written by a puritan governor John Winthrop back in 1630 and he wrote what became later a very famous speech called the body of Christian Charity and gradually the phrase, city on a hill, came to describe america. One of the things that most interest you then is how ameri