I’d really like to know more about John Brown, but I just can’t get through biographical books, for anyone. Any good documentaries on the man, the myth, the legend?

  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    17 days ago

    Tbh, I'm surprised he was mentioned at all. American history up until recently really hasn't been very polite to him. He's pretty much treated as a traitor. The one big feature he's got in popular media (The Good Lord Bird) treats him like a clown. I kinda suspect the author of it, James McBride, doesn't even like Brown.