Ep. 2: Gerald Horne on The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Slavery, Jim Crow & the Roots of US Fascism

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In this episode, Gerald Horne and I discuss his latest book, The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery & Jim Crow and the Roots of US Fascism.

We also discuss the recent controversy with James Sweet, president of the American Historical Association, over his essay on so-called “presentism,” and certain related problems with Catherine Liu’s book Virtue Hoarders. Dr. Horne also talks about the Haitian Revolution, Juneteenth, and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.

I’d Like to thank Prasanna at International Publishers and Malachi Dray for their assistance. I’d also like to give a very special thanks to Jason Moran for the use of his music in this episode.

The Counter-Revolution of 1836: https://www.intpubnyc.com/browse/the-...

"Thelonious" by Jason Moran, from Thanksgiving at The Vanguard (2017): https://jasonmoran.bandcamp.com/album...

"For Love" by Jason Moran from The Sound will Tell you (2021): https://jasonmoran.bandcamp.com/album...

Gerald Horne can be found on Facebook at:   / drgeraldhorne  

You can follow The April Institute on Twitter: @april_institute

The April Institute will be hosting a virtual discussion entitled “U.S. Fascism: Origins, Patterns, and Continuities” featuring Dr. Horne, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, and Jason Stanley on Friday, November 11, 2022.

The first installment of The April Institute’s antifascist series, “Antifascist Histories and Models for Resistance” takes place on October 14, 2022 and features Charisse Burden-Stelly, Steven J. Ross, and Mark Bray.

Register for free at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/antifasc...