John Brown Today

Why John Brown? A Biographer's Reflections in Response to a Thoughtful Critic


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In this episode, Lou responds to the comments of a thoughtful but critical podcast listener who has well-stated reasons for asking, "why John Brown?"  The question is a good one and Lou starts with personal and scholarly reflections on a range of views of Brown that range from anti-Brown to non-admirer.  Then, Lou shares the podcast listener's comments and attempts to make a response that hopefully is helpful to this friendly critic as well as others with similar thoughts on the abolitionist and his legacy. 

Guest music:

"Climbing" by Reed Mathis
"American Frontiers" by Aaron Kenny

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