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When History Comes Uncomfortably Close
Documentary filmmaker Aaron Woolf and historian Benjamin Hett examine the rise of Nazism and its echoes today through film and discussion at Whallonsburg Grange Hall.
Voting Rights Martyrs: Legacy, Sacrifice, and the Midterm Elections
A free webinar examining the legacy of voting rights martyrs, featuring historians, journalists, and descendants of civil rights leaders ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
RFP: Better Tell Timbuctoo — Interactive Documentary & Educator Resources
John Brown Lives! (JBL!) invites proposals from qualified film, media, educational, and/or digital production companies to collaborate on Better Tell Timbuctoo, an interactive documentary and educator resource project.
If you will stand by me—and I believe you will, for your freedom and honor are involved as well as mine—I say if you will stand with us in resistance to this measure, you will be the saviors of your country. I don’t respect this law—I don’t fear it—I won’t obey it!
It outlaws me, and I outlaw it!
—Jermain Loguen
Hands That Nurture — North Country Devotion, Then and Now
The spirit of John Brown is at root in Hands That Nurture: Perceptions of Masculine Devotion, a new exhibition by artist and environmental psychologist Shawndel N. Fraser, opening June 6.
John Brown America250 at the Adirondack Almanac
We are grateful to the Adirondack Almanac for their recent article about our project John Brown America250.
The Librarians Documentary in the North Country
JBL! is co-sponsor of seven synchronized screenings of “The Librarians” across the North Country.
Adirondack Family Book Festival Turns Five
Five years of the Adirondack Family Book Festival!
John Brown and America at 250
We were glad to see Adirondack Explorer highlight the launch of “John Brown America250.”
Listening as a Civic Practice: “Do You Feel Loved by Our Country?”
A JBL! listening project asks a deceptively simple question—and reveals how care, policy, and belonging intersect in lived experience.
Renewing the Revolution
A national coalition launches John Brown: America250, a yearlong series of discussions and events examining Brown’s legacy and the unfinished work of equality in America.
Are the Boys Okay? On Masculinity, Media, and the Work of Community
On January 5, WXXI News’ Connections with Evan Dawson devoted its midday broadcast to a question many...
Place and Purpose: Madeline Squarcia’s Research with John Brown Lives!
SUNY-ESF graduate student Madeline Squarcia shares insights on how JBL!’s place-based programs inspire justice-driven teaching across New York.
No Kings: A Movement for the People
The No Kings movement echoes John Brown Lives!’s mission: a nationwide stand for democracy, justice, and collective courage against tyranny—proving freedom belongs to the people.
Waterways to Freedom with Magpie
JBL! Is coordinating a partnership with the folk duo Magpie and Minerva Central School.
“Americans Who Tell the Truth” Featured on NCPR
Robert Shetterly’s portraits invite reflection: Is this the truth? Do I agree—and if so, what action should I take in response?
Good Trouble Lives On through American Truth Tellers at The John Brown Farm
What are we here to do, if not redeem the soul of the America that never was? The America Harriet struggled for? And who am I if not a grain of sand placed gently on the loving side of the scales of justice?
Honoring Dana Fast: Survivor, Scientist, Gardener, Neighbor
A moving tribute in the Adirondack Almanack recounts Dana Fast’s journey from Holocaust survivor to Adirondack community pillar.
The Hum of Life, the Rhythm of John Brown Day: In Conversation with our Forebears
I’m always waiting around to feel Harriet Tubman’s hand against my back, pressing me forward; I’m constantly sinking into the landscape at the John Brown Farm hoping to feel Captain Brown’s breath in my lungs.