John Brown Today
John Brown Today is a podcast devoted to historical and contemporary themes relating to the abolitionist John Brown (1800-59), the controversial antislavery and antiracist freedom fighter. John Brown Today is hosted by Louis A. DeCaro Jr., a Brown biographer and researcher, the most prolific author on the John Brown theme since the abolitionist's death in 1859. John Brown Today engages a range of themes from history and biography to popular culture and other contemporary themes.
John Brown Today
Why Were You Miseducated About John Brown?
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Louis DeCaro Jr.
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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In this podcast, Louis DeCaro Jr. welcomes listeners and introduces himself with some reflections about the significance of John Brown in history, especially relating to the black struggle for justice. DeCaro then discusses the story behind Brown's damaged reputation in history, particularly how white society was miseducated and why.
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Welcome & introduction
John Brown & racial justice
Malcolm X on John Brown
White allies?
John Brown Today
Episode theme introduced
"The celebrity of the day"
John Brown's jail letters
John Brown's posthumous impact
John Brown's detractors
An indifferent generation rises
The Black American view
White society's John Brown
Brown versus Abe Lincoln
"The Santa Fe Trail" movie
Some kind of nut?
Positive changes?
The history behind history
More mental issues?
Toward "The Good Lord Bird"