[RERUN] EPISODE 70: John Brown (Part 1): Heartbreak & Slavery

[RERUN] EPISODE 70: John Brown (Part 1): Heartbreak & Slavery

Author: Daniele Bolelli September 9, 2024 Duration: 1:24:54
History on Fire
SocietySociety & CultureCulture
In this first episode of a three-part series, we’ll introduce the early part of John Brown’s life and his crusade against slavery. Among today’s topics, we’ll have the ethics of punching a Nazi, how the beating of an enslaved child set Brown on his path, how both pro and anti-slavery forces used Christianity to justify their stances, racism masquerading as philanthropy, the Nat Turner rebellion, grief & PTSD, the Underground Railroad, the murder of Elijah Lovejoy, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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