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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 01/10/2026

The image for “When Did It End?” the 1st in our 'Pushing the Rock' docu-series The slope is an inclined timeline since the Civil War. Youngsters push up front, parents / grandparents behind, ancestors have their backs. bit.ly/JBP-Kickoff Crowdfunding Kickoff Party Nov 5, 7:00 EST

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 01/03/2025

When in the course of Human events, it becomes necessary for an oppressed People to Rise, and assert their Natural Rights, as Human Beings, as Native and Mutual Citizens of a free Republic, and break that odious yoke of oppression, which is so unjustly laid upon them by their fellow countrymen, ...

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 30/08/2026

We just wrapped filming on a pilot episode of an abolitionist cooking show. Chef Lewis Sheridan Hughes* (right) and 'Chefilini,' aka Kareem Holbrook (left). First dish: seafood boil.

Two chefs putting together a seafood boil for a pilot episode is an Abolitionist cooking show.

Seafood boil: shrimp, crab, mussels, and a whole lotta vegetables.

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 30/08/2026

We just wrapped filming on a pilot episode of an abolitionist cooking show. Chef Lewis Sheridan Hughes* (right) and 'Chefilini,' aka Kareem Holbrook (left). First dish: seafood boil.

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 20/07/2026

We are very thankful you the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council for placing Old John Brown on the cover of their monthly Calendar (and a shout-out too Litchfield Historical Society for keeping this work in the collection). #johnbrownwasright

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 14/06/2026

We showcased at @nyhistory.bsky.social conference and had a blast meeting fellow history nerds 🤓 💥 📖 #johnbrownwasright

Two history dorks behind a table with a John Brown: America 250 banner in front and a monitor displaying Browniac Roundtable clips.

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 24/05/2026

Historian Mat Callahan spent years recovering songs written by enslaved people. Register: bit.ly/jbp-choir The Berea Choir, led by Dr. Kathy Bullock, performs them live in Torrington CT June 22. Trinity Episcopal Church 7 PM Register: bit.ly/jbp-choir

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 23/05/2026

Poster for choir event.

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 22/05/2026

A recent Browniac250 Roundtable featured Dr. Margaret Washington, who opened the conversation but dissecting the Declarations of Independence & Sentiments (women's suffrage). Neither one included Black women. She is brilliant.

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Dr. Margaret Washington: Declarations of Independence & Sentiments (JohnBrown250 Roundtable, 2026)

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 19/05/2026

DEFINING JOHN BROWN’S MASCULINITY: NONTOXIC From a recent Roundtable, John Brown and Abolitionist Women. In this clip, psychologist Shawndel Fraser, M.A., explores John Brown’s masculinity through her work with contemporary men who earn a living with their hands.

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Shawndel Fraser, M.A. on John Brown's Masculinity (JohnBrown250 Roundtable, 2026)

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 12/05/2026

Growin' up Brown Sunday, May 17, join Dr Lou DeCaro as he commiserates with Marty Brown on myth-busting through the decades. Marty is the great great granddaughter of America's most disunderstood character, John Brown. Register now: bit.ly/jb250-rt4 (#johnbrownwasright)

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 14/05/2026

From the roundtable discussion, 'John Brown and Abolitionist Women' Louis A. DeCaro Jr., Ph.D. and featuring historian Margaret Washington, Ph.D., and environmental psychologist Shawndel Fraser, M.A. DeCaro reads excerpts from two letters to Brown framing how female abolitionists saw Brown.

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Abolitionist Women Write Letters To John Brown w/ Dr. Louis A. DeCaro Jr. (3/26)

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 21/04/2026

Cinco de Mayo Liberation Party Tue, May 5, 6:00 p.m. at El Tenate (131 Water Street, 2nd floor) Taco Tuesday menu, mocktails (or BYOB), music, and speakers exploring these shared threads of historical resistance. (Note: the event space is accessible by stairs only). RSVP: bit.ly/5demayo-jb

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 26/04/2026

A clip from our recent Browniac Roundtable on John Brown's relationships with abolitionist women, Black and white. In this clip, Dr. Lou gets the discussion started be reading a couple of letters to Brown in his cell awaiting execution...

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Abolitionist Women Write Letters To John Brown w/ Dr. Louis A. DeCaro Jr. (3/26)

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 21/04/2026

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 09/04/2026

The John Brown: America250 roundtable series focuses on the provenance and restoration of the notable marble bust of John Brown, originally sculpted by Edward Augustus Brackett. 4/27/2026 7:00 - 8:30 PM eastern Via Zoom bit.ly/jb-in-art

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 08/04/2026

Paid a visit to my friend General Enoch Woodhouse II JD, aka, Woody. We interviewed him in Sep 2024 for our upcoming film, and he recently celebrated his 99th birthday. Gen. Woodhouse is one of the few remaining Tuskegee Airmen. Murals are in Terminal C, Logan Airport, Boston, Mass #pushingtherock

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 22/03/2026

A MAGICAL night! We were able to film Ysanne Marshall last night singing the lead on an amazing piece of American music history, that we cannot wait to unveil, but you're just gonna have to wait. The Warner Theatre was generous enough to let us film on the main stage.

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 20/03/2026

Dave Brubeck seems like an unlikely civil rights icon, but he comes by it honestly—as John Brown did. Brubeck’s parents were quick to teach racial equality and the horrors of enslavement, and Dave steadily pushed the rock forward. During WWII, he formed the first integrated band in the US Army

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 14/03/2026

Happy History Day! Our Executive Director, Daniel Morrison was a judge at CT History Day today in Torrington, and wow, were the papers great! #historyday

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 13/03/2026

Second Roundtable: John Brown and Abolitionist Women March 16; www.eventbrite.com/e/john-brown...

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 28/02/2026

John Brown and Abolitionist Women is the next John Brown: America 250 Roundtable on Monday, March 16 at 7:00 PM Lou DeCaro Jr. Ph.D. will host historian Margaret Washington Ph.D and another scholar. Please register below...

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John Brown and Abolitionist Women

Hosted by biographer Louis A. DeCaro Jr., Ph.D., featuring historian Margaret Washington, Ph.D., and psychologist Shawndel Frasier, M.A.

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 05/03/2026

The second John Brown: America 250 Roundtable is on March 16 Biographer Louis A. DeCaro Jr., Ph.D., hosts historian Margaret Washington, Ph.D., and psychologist Shawndel Fraser, M.A. They'll go beyond the bond between Brown and Harriet Tubman to other abolitionist giants of the day.

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John Brown and Abolitionist Women

Hosted by biographer Louis A. DeCaro Jr., Ph.D., featuring historian Margaret Washington, Ph.D., and psychologist Shawndel Fraser, M.A.

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 28/02/2026

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John Brown and Abolitionist Women

Hosted by biographer Louis A. DeCaro Jr., Ph.D., featuring historian Margaret Washington, Ph.D., and psychologist Shawndel Frasier, M.A.

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 26/02/2026

John Brown: America 250 is a loose coalition of “Browniac” organizations, advocates, scholars, and regular folks who celebrate Brown’s passion for equality and America’s founding principles of a multiracial democracy.

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 23/01/2026

Malcom X entered activism through his parents, who were advocates of Marcus Garvey. Malcolm advocated working within our communities to bring about change, but when asked if any white people should be allowed into the Organization of Afro-American Unity, he replied, "Maybe John Brown.”

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 13/02/2026

EXCITING NEWS! We are thrilled to announce that The John Brown Project is an anchor partner in an America250 project called John Brown: America250 examining John Brown’s place in the nation’s unfinished struggle for equality.

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 29/01/2026

I was listening—RElistening, actually—to an episode of the John Brown Today podcast, and Dr. DeCaro mentioned that this biography of Brown is very good. "It's probably out of print, but if you find one in a used bookstore, pick it up." Got the only one at goodreads.com (way better than Amazon)

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 23/01/2026

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 22/01/2026

John Brown was a so-called radical abolitionist, but that is a misnomer. “Radical” referred to his multiracial organization. Brown was invested in the Constitution and the Golden Rule and all people created equal: treat folks as you'd like to be treated. #johnbrown250 #America250 #pushingtherock

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 20/01/2026

Happy Main Luther King's Day. This speach excerpt is part of his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," worth reading at least once it year.

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 25/12/2025

Elf on a shelf with Charlie Russell!

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 17/12/2025

With the help of 47 contributors, we met and exceeded our crowdfunding goal! Advocates, Culture Keepers, and Truth Tellers

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 02/12/2025

bit.ly/PTR-FUND Today—Giving Tuesday—marks the beginning of the final week of our crowdfunding campaign. It's a great time to support an Antiracist media organization dedicated to setting the historic record STRAIGHT. bit.ly/PTR-FUND

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 02/12/2025

On this day in 1859 Robert E Lee—who would go on to break his oath to the United States and commit treason by taking up arms against the country he swore to defend—hung John Brown for following the Golden Rule, and attempting to free the enslaved humans that monsters like Lee brutalized.

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John Brown vs. Robert E. Lee: Who Was the Patriot, and Who the Traitor? — The John Brown Project

TL;DR: John Brown fought and died to end slavery. Robert E. Lee killed to keep it. Yet somehow Brown is labeled a terrorist and Lee a hero. It's time to flip that narrative and tell the truth about w...

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 01/12/2025

Fantastic book. Must read for all who GAF about equality. Powerful.

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 19/11/2025

Who John Brown Wasn't: Dr. Lou DeCaro busts a few myths about the old man in our latest interview.

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Who John Brown Wasn't (w/Dr. Lou DeCaro, 2025)

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 21/11/2025

Woo Hoo! With the help of 40 dedicated freedom fighters, we accomplished our first crowdfunding goal! THANK YOU, BROWNIACS! With two weeks left, were pushing hard to achieve a couple of our stretch goals. You can be part of our documentary film, Pushing The Rock, here: bit.ly/PTR-FUND

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 21/11/2025

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John Brown Project @johnbrownproject.org · 20/11/2025

Woo Hoo! First goal SMASHED with over two weeks left to hit out stretch goals! bit.ly/PTR-FUND If you feel like you're shouting into the abyss, let us be you're platform. "Pushing The Rock" is a documentary about the history of systemic racism and heroes who PUSHED BACK.

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