years will know what a treat we re in for. and that guest is historian hw brands author of the just released book, which you see. peeking out over my shoulder. the zealot and the emancipator john brown abraham lincoln and the struggle for american freedom anyone who s observed the controversies this past year over lincoln statues? that celebrate his role as an emancipator or seen the new and current tv series the good lord bird. which dramatizes john brown as a zealous of freedom fighter knows that this is a piece of history. that could not be more current and relevant. and professor brands has responded as they always does with a book of great insight and high drama work of deep research sound analysis and good old-fashioned narrative drama and momentum and few people do it better. so now to use a quote from publishers weekly, let me bring on the insightful and entertaining jack blanton chairman in the in history at the university of texas at austin hw bryant so bill over to
emancipator or seen the new and current tv series the good lord bird. which dramatizes john brown as a zealous of freedom fighter knows that this is a piece of history. that could not be more current and relevant. and professor brands has responded as they always does with a book of great insight and high drama work of deep research sound analysis and good old-fashioned narrative drama and momentum and few people do it better. so now to use a quote from publishers weekly, let me bring on the insightful and entertaining jack blanton chairman in the in history at the university of texas at austin hw bryant so bill over to you. thank you harold for that very kind introduction and thank you to the lincoln forum for the opportunity to address you and i m especially drawn to the forum aspect of this because i hope we can have a lively conversation toward the end of my panel so i m gonna explain why i wrote a book about john brown and abraham lincoln and part of the short answer is
to make you think of the other worldly. just by virtue of the magnificent sound of his voice. let us pray. eternal god, author of liberty, take control of this impeachment trial. lord, permit the words of the new england poet james russell lowell to provide our senate jurors with just one perspective. lowell wrote, once to every man and nation comes a moment to decide. in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side. mighty god, could it really be that simple? could it really be just truth striding against falsehood and good striving against evil? powerful redeemer, have mercy on our beloved man. we pray in your magnificent name. amen. could it really be that simple? could it really be just truth striving against falsehood? barry black today, the senate chaplain. for the first time in american history, an american president has been impeached twice. republicans in the united states senate refuse to allow witnesses or documents to be subpoenaed or admitted
has what should be considered an unfair advantage when it comes to his ability to make you think beyond the everyday. to make you think of the other worldly. just by virtue of the magnificent sound of his voice. let us pray. eternal god, author of liberty, take control of this impeachment trial. lord, permit the words of the new england poet james russell lowell to provide our senate jurors with just one perspective. lowell wrote once to every man and nation comes a moment to decide. in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side. mighty god, could it really be that simple? could it really be just truth striding against falsehood and good striving against evil? powerful redeemer, have mercy on our beloved man. we pray in your magnificent name. amen. could it really be that simple? could it really be just truth striving against falsehood? barry black today, the senate chaplain. for the first time in american history, an american president has been impeach
let us pray. eternal god, author of liberty, take control of this impeachment trial. lord, permit the words of the new england poet james russell lowell to provide our senate jurors with just one perspective. lowell wrote once to every man and nation comes a moment to decide. in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side. mighty god, could it really be that simple? could it really be just truth striding against falsehood and good striving against evil? powerful redeemer, have mercy on our beloved man. we pray in your magnificent name. amen. could it really be that simple? could it really be just truth striving against falsehood? barry black today, the senate chaplain. for the first time in american history, an american president has been impeached twice. republicans in the united states senate refuse to allow witnesses or documents to be subpoenaed or admitted at evidence at his first senate impeachment trial. they acquitted him at that first impeachmen