Browniac Digest
(a blog, sort of)
Thanksgiving: An Abolitionist Propaganda Holiday?
Listen to this podcast episode by one of our advisors, Dr. Louis A. DeCaro, Jr, on the winter holidays through a John Brown lens
First Recording Session of New Film!
Three gourd banjos, three songs, and one hell of a great partner!
“Pushing The Rock” Early Trailer
The official early trailer is here! Pushing the Rock is told in. three acts.
General Enoch Woodhouse (Tuskegee Airman) on Systemic Racism in the US
"...I can say that the subject of this interview is unique to me because we are talking about the most pressing problem in America today. Not the economy, not our military posture, not religious dissension, not political upheaval, but the question of race in America."
The Rise And Fall of the Second American Empire (Book Review)
Reconstruction didn't fall, it was pushed; Dr. Manisha Sinha prosecutes the case thoughtfully and dissects it completely in this comprehensive history of a small slice of America's past.
The John Brown Project Wins National Award of Excellence for Local Nonprofit
The AASLH Leadership in History Awards is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in preserving and interpreting state and local history.
His Truth Is Marching On Selected for Ridgefield Independent Film Festival
His Truth is Marching On, produced by NWCT’s The John Brown Project and Culture 4 A Cause selected for a prestigious film festival in Ridgefield, CT
John Brown Farm: Preserving History and Enhancing Today’s Experience
Keeping it real at John Brown’s old home in the north country of New York
“His Truth is Marching On” to be Featured in DC’s Black History Film Festival
Our little film is growing up.
Tiny Abolitionist Film Festival at Bantam Cinema for Black History Month Programming
Two short films and two short performances about abolition explore Connecticut’s role in the struggle toward equality.
His Truth Is Marching On: A Musical Documentary Film
PUBLIC ART: The story of American music from 1619 to Hip Hop, told through the Civil War song, John Brown’s Body
Thank You For A Great 2023
A peek back at how far forward we’ve come in the last dozen months
Holiday Movie Night: His Truth is Marching On
The John Brown Project and Trinity Episcopal Church present "His Truth is Marching On," a film that traces the evolution of American music from 1619 to hip hop through the lens of the Civil War song "John Brown's Body."
Thanksgiving Thanks and Thoughts
I never bought into the “pilgrims-and-Native-American-bounty-supper” myth. It just never seemed realistic. Thanksgiving is largely a feel-good story that hasn’t aged well. So, was it an ABOLITIONIST holiday?
John Brown’s Body (2022 Swing Remix)
This video is a section of the song “John Brown's Body,” 2022 Remix," by the John Brown Project band.
The Cost of Liberty: John Brown Was Right
By Mark Linehan
How Abraham Lincoln came to agree with John Brown.
Abolition in CT and How John Brown Fits In
A Scholar on Abolition Joins the Tiny Abolitionist Film Festival to describe John Brown’s place in the history of abolition
John Brown’s Body 2022 Remix
A 21st century version of a 19th century song whose roots are in equalit
The Tiny Abolitionist Film Festival Was a SUCCESS!
The first ever Tiny Abolitionist Film Festival sold out, entertained, educated, and inspired. It also deposited more than a hundred pounds of food into the food bank.
Remember Harper’s Ferry! Dr. Louis DeCaro in Torrington, CT (10/2022)
Dr. Louis A. DeCaro, Jr. in Torrington, CT, on the difference between Harper’s Ferry and The Alamo: The difference between right and wrong.