“Southern Horrors:” in Context
An excerpt from Ida B. Wells’ book is explained by Dr. Manisghha Sinha in this sketch of what will become a dramatization featuring Ms. Effie Mwando as Ida Wells.
The Legal History of Systemic Racism
Dr. Manisha Sinha explains the origin of White people and Slave codes which evolved into Black Codes, Jim Crow Laws, Nazi Nuremberg Laws, and South African Apartheid
The John Brown Project Officially Becomes a Nonprofit Organization
Revolutionizing Historical Education Through Art, Music, and Storytelling
The John Brown Project Featured on The Tavis Smiley Show
Dan Morrison of The John Brown Project and Jacque Williams of Culture 4 A Cause join Tavis Smiley to talk about John Brown’s life, legacy, and lessons to be learned from him.
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 songs, three gourd banjos, one hell of an artist
“Pushing The Rock” Early Trailer
The official early trailer is here! Pushing the Rock is told in. three acts.
A Tuskegee Airman on Systemic Racism in the US
"...the subject of this interview is unique to me because we are talking about the most pressing problem in America today… 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 history award is an extension of the state-level award Culture 4 A Cause won in 2023
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, exploring Connecticut’s role in the struggle toward equality.
His Truth Is Marching On: A Musical Documentary Film
American music history from 1619 to Hip Hop, told through the Civil War song, John Brown’s Body
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