@LilahTovMoon what i find interesting about John Brown is the FEROCITY unleashed on him for being a race traitor.

Americans who embrace white supremacy are conditioned to believe other 'white' people won't harm them. that became clear with Trump in 2016. BIPOC activists like me sounded the alarm. meanwhile the Pelosis of the world were like, he wouldn't! he's one of us!

then the pandemic happened.

that's what's been unfolding since 2020: the young people get it, the older don't.

@LilahTovMoon He was also, arguably, nearly directly responsible for the Civil War, as he acted out exactly the script those who feared the North's interference in slavery had imagined of their opponents: using violence to threaten their lives and take their property. By embodying the bogeyman, he convinced a lot of folks in the South that there was no more appeasement to be had with their political opponents and the only way to secure their future and the future of their children was to take up arms.

... you know, if we needed any more reasons to like the guy. 😉

@LilahTovMoon
one of my favorite books of all time is James McBride's The Good Lord Bird, which was beautifully adapted for Netflix with the author's help

Ethan Hawke's performance as John Brown is a tour de force 🔥🔥🔥

The final scene echoes in my mind, & still gives me chills when I remember it

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-good-lord-bird-james-mcbride/587315?ean=9781594632785