and now here's john archibald on southern preachers in the civil rights era. >> john archibald is a pulitzerze-winning journalist and columnist for the birmingham news. his column focuses on alabama and birmingham politics. he's written for the free register, among others. when he received the prettier prize for commentary in 2018, his work was

and now here's john archibald on southern preachers in the civil rights era. >> john archibald is a pulitzer prize-winning journalist and columnist for the birmingham news. his column focuses on alabama and birmingham politics. he's written for the free register, among others. when he received the prettier prize for commentary in 2018, his work was described as creative commentary that is rooted in alabama but has a national resonance. he'll be in conversation tonight with comedian roy wood jr. who is a correspondent on the daily show with trevor noah and he is originally from alabama. tonight the two will be discussing john's debut book, "shaking the gates of hell," which reckons with his family history as the son of a methodist preacher in alabama during the heart of the civil rights movement. the book was featured yesterday on "the new york times" new and noteworthy list, and the new york journal of books describes it as an affecting blend of memoir and history, offering an unflinching account of a family in -- [inaudible] we're so pleased to have them both here with us tonight, and now w

tonight on booktv in prime time, john archibald is looking at the role of those in the south and alsoeflecting upon the 36 year career, and discussing her career and life lessons is dana perino. and also harriet washington talking about the history and the misuse of medicine in the united states. visit booktv.org for more work and saw your program guide. semantic you for joining us for this event. i amft the director for american studies at the heritage foundation and it is my pleasure to be here for conservatism and america's future and i am also delighted to welcome everybody here as part of this lecture series. including what they call the permanent things, the mal