#OTD in 1846, #WilliamFreeman murdered 4 people who had never done him any harm. Why? And what does this crime mean for us today? I explored the story about #PrisonForProfit in #ThisDayInEsotericHistory. #OTDIH @kcarterjackson.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1qWn...
TOMORROW: I'll be @busboysandpoets.bsky.social (K St. location)! I'll share the story of #WilliamFreeman, the Afro-Native teen who challenged America's original #PrisonForProfit -- almost 200 years ago. Join us! This event is free and open to all.
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I had a fantastic conversation with @jimsanfrancisco.bsky.social about #slavery, the North, and the true origins of #PrisonForProfit.
#WilliamFreeman
#FreemansChallenge
#Prisons
#Abolition
#AuthorInterview
For almost two centuries, #WilliamFreeman has been dismissed as a lunatic. I spoke with Rufus Williams about my realization that Freeman's argument against #PrisonForProfit was not only rational but urgent for people to hear today.
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