I'm Jonathan K. Parton, welcome to K. Part, a way out of no way, a memoir of truth, transformation,

and the new American story is the new book from Georgia's junior U.S. Senator, who also

happens to be the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

In this conversation, first recorded on June 20th for Washington Post Live, just days

before the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, Warnock talked about

what drove him to become a pastor and how it informs his work as an elected official today.

Remember, Warnock won his Senate seat on January 5th, 2021, so in this post-row America,

his views on the arc of American history are particularly resonant now.

I think of America as a freedom caravan.

Freedom is not a destination, it's a journey.

And we have been on this journey to try to push the country closer to its ideals.

We live somewhere between January 5th and January 6th, between the forces that would divide

us and the forces that want to push us closer towards our ideals.

I choose January 5th, time and time again.

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, welcome to K-Parton Washington Post Live.

Great to be with you, thank you so much, brother.

Great to be with you as well.

I'm glad I wore the light blue tie because I usually wear a tie like yours who would

have been twins.

That would have been all right with me, Jonathan.

All right, so let's get into your book.

Your book opens with a chapter entitled, Boys Like Us, and you write about two searing moments.

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