Why Were You Miseducated About John Brown?

John Brown Today

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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Chapters

1. Why Were You Miseducated About John Brown? (00:00:00)

2. Welcome & introduction (00:00:20)

3. John Brown & racial justice (00:02:20)

4. Malcolm X on John Brown (00:03:00)

5. White allies? (00:04:40)

6. John Brown Today (00:06:30)

7. Episode theme introduced (00:07:25)

8. "The celebrity of the day" (00:08:15)

9. John Brown's jail letters (00:10:25)

10. John Brown's posthumous impact (00:12:55)

11. John Brown's detractors (00:14:30)

12. An indifferent generation rises (00:18:30)

13. The Black American view (00:19:30)

14. White society's John Brown (00:20:30)

15. Brown versus Abe Lincoln (00:21:45)

16. "The Santa Fe Trail" movie (00:22:45)

17. Some kind of nut? (00:23:15)

18. Positive changes? (00:24:25)

19. The history behind history (00:26:00)

20. More mental issues? (00:27:00)

21. Toward "The Good Lord Bird" (00:28:30)