Welcome. The 64th secretary of state, we are here to talk about her new book, health and other destinations which is an interesting book. I just finished reading it. I look forward to this conversation about it. Welcome to our broadcast today. Great to be with you. I enjoy talking with you anyti anytime. I am at the Jefferson Building of the library congress, shes in her home, i should disclose weve had a longstanding relationship between us, we were young staffers under president carter and i have followed her career ever since then with great admiration. This is for seventh book since you left secretary of state. Did you ever imagine when he finished secretary of state, the first woman to ever serve as secretary of state, he would write seven books in addition to the other things we want to talk about since you left secretary of state . It never occurred to me that i would write this but it is important people who served in office to write their memoirs because it is the basis of peo
The jealous and emancipated. John brown, Abraham Lincoln and struggle for american freedom. Purchased the book likely from a cappella books, there is a link in the chat at the right of your green go to the link provided on the website. Please submit your questions at the bottom of your screen. Use the q and a, it tends to be less credit that way. I will get to as many of them as i possibly can. Chair of history of the university of texas at boston, hes authored 30 books on u. S. History, the moment First Americans and biographies with both finalists. Thank you so much for joining us. My pleasure. Delighted to be back. Abraham lincoln and john brown, well covered by historians. What did you want to add to the understanding of these famous american martyrs writing about them together . I think teaching American History with 35, going on 40 years, some of the biggest questions of history are essentially questions to get down to almost moral questions. As a moral question at work here that
America is in the war. And why did that touch you so much. Because we knew that it was going to lose it. What did that mean for you and hungry. I was 18 yes. But with that interview with the late author john lewis. It was born 20 years ago. Over 230 of the leading nonfiction and fiction authors of our time have appeared on in depth. Just to name a few. Over the next three hours our goals is to review the last 20 years of indepth but also to ask you a couple of questions here they are. Who was your favorite indepth gas what book are you reading now and who is your favorite Nonfiction Author. And thats what will be talking about. We will be showing you some video from the last 20 years as well. Heres how you can dial in on the 20th anniversary of indepth. For those of you in the east and central time zones if you live in the mountain and Pacific Pacific time zones. And you can text him what your thoughts are as well. 7488903. Please include your first name in your city if you would. On s
Institute of native american studies. Author of three previous books. West of the revolution. Thank you so much for joining us and welcome. Let me think the atlanta history center. Unworthy republic challenges the idea that some histories have the expulsion of the how much land first that they own in the southeast in the decades before the 1830s. They are a huge amount of half of alabama and two thirds of what became mississippi about a fifth of georgia. And its not just about how much land they own. But how much valuable the land was probably in the entire world. At the time. It covered the entire United States. We think of it as a southern story. And it mostly was. The indian people in the north who were removed as well. They are much smaller. By the early 19th century. You do cover a number of other tribes. I know that it is different from tribe to tribe and state to state. What kind of autonomy do they head in the south. What kind of autonomy do they head in the south. It was also
Afterwards is a a weekly interw program with relevant guest hosts anything top nonfiction authors about their latest work. All afterwards programs are available as podcasts. Reverend sharpton i dont want to start this conversation about your book by quoting something you wrote towards the end of your book which i think its a great jumping off point for this conversation pick you write i tell everyone the hardest job of being a preacher is to eulogize a life that someone who did nothing. My friends it is hardest to eulogize the lifeblood of the country who did nothing and then political and its a so i beg of you, give me something to work with. When your time comes understand before the family as they prepare to take you to god, let there be Something Worthy come something of merit that you did for your fellow man that helped to lift them. The name of your book as we all know is rise up. Talk more about that. Why it is imperative completely its imperative for people to give folks like y