We last broadcast book read updates. There are two i want to start with. One is this monumental Frederick Douglass prophet of freedom by david w. Blight, the definitive biography of Frederick Douglass especially what is going on in the United States with racial injustice, nobody was more consequential it has been more consequential on the target of race in america than Frederick Douglass. Way ahead of his time. He was not only in abolitionist and passionate abolitionists as a former slave but he insisted from the earliest time in the 1840s right through his death in the Nineteenth Century video quality was the goal and he would brook no deviation from that. He was very clear what the goal was and so many of his words ring true today and i recommend the biography. It is a long read but one of the things i learned about Frederick Douglass is he was an active suffragist. Absolutely. Very insistent. Had a distinguished career, was able to talk to a mixed race audience at a time when that w
Congress and the books they are reading. Throwing up again on tv, democrat, give an update on your reading list. As you know, i read at least a book a week and since the last book of the, there will to ill start with. When is this monumental biography, probably the definitive biography of douglas and especially whats going on in the u. S. , nobody was more consequential and has been more consequential on question of race in america. What ahead of his time. This not only an abolitionist and passionate as a former sla slave, he insisted on the earliest time in the 1840s right through his death for the end of the 19th century was the goal is no deviation from that. It is very clear what the goal was. So many words went through the recommended by girl, it is long but very powerful. One thing i learned about douglas this year, hes very active. Yes. Very consistent and had a distinguished career and able to talk to a mixed race audience, it was unusual, his belief. It was powerful when they
Joining us once again on book tv is congressman gerald connolly, democrat from virginia. Give us an update on your reading list, congressman. Peter, as you know i read at least a book a week and the last broadcast, the book read update, there are two i want to start with. One is this monumental biography of Frederick Douglass by david wright. Its probably the definitive biography of Frederick Douglass and especially with whats going on in the United States and its fight for Racial Justice nobody was more consequential and has been more consequential on the question of race in america and Frederick Douglass, way ahead of his time. He was not only an abolitionist and a passionate abolitionist as a former slave, but he insisted from the earliest times in the 1840s, right towards the end of the 19th century the quality was the goal. And he would brook no deviation from that. It was very clear about what the goal was and so many of his words ring true today i really recommend the biography
Burrs defense secretary saying hes been terminated. And president elect joe biden is still warning of a dark winter ahead after the u. S. Infection count passes 10000000. A cease fire is taking effect right now off to armenia and azerbaijan reached a deal to end weeks of conflict over the disputed region of nichole macau to block i mean as Prime Minister was 1st to announce the news of the agreement by a statement on his Facebook Page he described the decision as unbelievably painful but one which had to be made. Pro Armenian Forces had lost control of a major city in the going to cutback not far from the regional capital. The russian president Vladimir Putin gave more details of the cease fire. The Azerbaijan Republic in the republic of armenia will stop their current positions along the contacts line in the gorno karabakh and the corridor between nagoya karabakh and the republic of armenia Russian Peacekeeping forces will be deployed internally displaced persons and refugees are to r
The republican lear refusing to accept defeat. More from our correspondence in washington, d. C. After recent bloodshed in france and austria, eu leaders put their Heads Together in a videoconference to find ways to tackle terrorism. President macron says the bloc needs to focus on tightening external borders and the internet. Thomas first this hour, the turkish and russian president s have spoken by telephone or tuesday with president gerd again telling Vladimir Putin that the moscowbacked Peace Agreement is the right step towards lasting peace. As people in azerbaijan celebrated the breakthrough, protesters in armenia have been far from jubilant as they called for the resignation of their Prime Minister who accepted the terms of the deal. With more on the details of the accord is our correspondent. These soldiers are en route to the front line as part of the russianbrokered ceasefire signed by the armenian Prime Minister, some military personnel will be peacekeepers in the disputed r