Fear Tactics: A History of Domestic Terrorism [rebroadcast]

54 Minuten

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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Each week we take a topic that people are t...

Gesellschaft , Geschichte , Gesellschaft & Kultur

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vor 10 Jahren

As Americans wrestle with the aftermath of the mass shooting at the
Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, and as we observe the 14th
anniversary of terror attacks on New York and Washington, BackStory
returns to our episode on domestic terrorism. What are the origins
of domestic terrorism in the United States? And what kinds of
people and movements have been labeled as “terrorist?” Brian, Ed,
Peter and their guests explore the relationship between terror and
the state and ask when, if ever, terrorism is justified.

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