I would like to introduce someone that i met and we will speak for a few minutes and then we will talk about the book i did not follow my own rules. [laughter] i tried to sell now people actually do follow less on twitter so bad as i have the phone out and i apologize for not following will rules enough of that. Said tonight we are pleased to host a live the discussion if not downright depressing because raven rock is a fully researched book writing for politico and really dug into this for you were given a script option so you have to look keep the microphone but interestingly enough competition is fair and square. But the book raven rock and i dont want to step too much on top of Garrett Graff but with a continuity of government we remember september 11th the Vice President cheney said many times how they shoved him into the undisclosed location and there is a whole big history behind fact we are excited why garett can speak to that and how it came about and its legacy to the Current
Southampton county, recruiting slaves and killing more than five dozen white men, women and children, more than killed ever in any slave revolt in united states. Examining the terrible choices faced by slaves and also the deep disagreements among whites about how to respond to the rebels, todays speaker will discuss new ways of thinking about nat turner, his revolt, southampton county, and even american slavery itself. Patrick breen is an associate professor of history at Providence College and the author of the land shall be deluged in blood. He has published articles in the journal of the early republic, the virginia magazine of history and biography, and the Oxford University press anthology of nat turner. With the release of the movie birth of the nation, how many of you have seen birth of a nation . The new version. [laughter] thank you. Far fewer. How many have seen the old version of birth of a nation . I still worry about you people sometimes. [laughter] with the release of the
Because its on the back of the nickel. Monticello right . Thats correct. As we speak were driving towards monticello. It is that rise right there, the Little Mountain and Thomas Jefferson was born here on apri. His father had moved out here to the west to get land and his father Peter Jefferson was a surveyor. He actually coauthored, in 175d what was the official new map of virginia. At that time it was nothing like it was the best map of virginia. So, little tommy was raised on stories by this man who would go out and explore and make maps and discover. If you think about it Peter Jefferson was using scientific experiments to make the unknown, known. To create maps of what was to them, wilderness. And to carve out of this unknown backcountry of Beautiful Image of a map. It is very poetic. Its a metaphor for jeffersons mind of the guy whos constantly learning combine science and knowledge with discovery. So we are going to the top of the hill now. Were climbing monticello. At one time
Speaking of the fourth president of the United States on madison and his early years were shaped as of president. To be the greatest interpreter he give a of all of the madison did the most the thing that is frustrating but fascinating of madison incredibly tactful over World History because he was private and 5foot 4 inches, 100 pounds with anxiety he has not exerted that same Gravitational Force field jefferson other factors have that is the reason the book plunges deeper into his youth to figure out how o do real understand what motivated him . Mattis than was from right here in the heart of virginia half an hour north of charlottesville and he grew up in the house right behind us that has changed over the years. As a very Young Employee he was raised in a much more primitive development before his father built the brick house. Madison came from a privileged family. His father was a planter he grew up with the elite of virginia the oldest of several siblings he had a very demanding
Theres the city. Theres the county of albemarle which surrounds the city, and the virginia with separate local governments for cities and counties and vignette university of virginia. And that really is the window through which you can understand local issues, local politics, history. There really is that cooperation and attention of those goings on between the threepart. We took a driving tour of the city with radio and Television Host coy barefoot. I know of charlottesville because its on the back of the nickel. Monticello, right . That is correct there were actually as we think we are driving towards monticello come as a matter fact it is that rise right there, the Little Mountain as he called it. Thomas jefferson was born here april 13, 1743. His father had moved out here to the west to get land, and his father was a surveyor who can actually coauthored in 1751, Peter Jefferson coauthored what was the official new map of virginia, which at that time it was nothing like it. It was t