robert aitken's bible is the first english label bible completely published in north america. star several german link which additions, from christopher sauer in eastern pennsylvania from the 1760's. that brought to the colonial british empire not just text, but also debate on how text should be used and printed from the central part of europe, which is not part of germany. and then, the translation of the bible into the indian languages, the first complete bible published in north america. that is also a story that certainly has, what we would say today, mexican, canadian, and american resonance. then, you get to the beginning of the globalization of the christian faith. the story of the bible today is far, far more than just an american story. over here? >> hi, can you talk actually more about how african americans read the bible? they were interested in it as salvation from empire. are you saying this is part of spiritual life, but not public life? their anti-slavery entities in these debates, or even empire debates, when each side was trying to win african americans. to th