Ep. 142 - James Loewen: Racial History and Sundown Towns

James Loewen's gripping retelling of American racial history as it should, and could, be taught, Lies My Teacher Told Me, has sold more than 1,500,000 copies and continues to inspire K-16 teachers to get students to challenge, rather than memorize, their textbooks.

Top Takeaways:

Fighting for the true history especially when it's ugly and controversial Understanding when racism increased, how we make a racist society, and how we can make a non-racist society The history of the sundown towns and the racism behind them The power of telling the truth about the past to bring justice to the present Why you need to stand for something as a leader while being impartial and non-manipulative How social injustice and pollution of the environment is slowly destroying society

He gives an explosive interview and tells us all about sundown towns and their effect on race relations and fair housing.