<description>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 &amp;amp; PTSD, the Underground Railroad, the murder of Elijah Lovejoy, and much more.</description>

History on Fire

Daniele Bolelli

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

SEP 9, 2024-1 MIN
History on Fire

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

SEP 9, 2024-1 MIN

Description

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 &amp; PTSD, the Underground Railroad, the murder of Elijah Lovejoy, and much more.