Before We Were White
Brian HalpinA blog and newsletter published in tandem with the Before We Were White history podcast
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 191 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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Because the Bible Tells Me So
I was born in the wagon of a travelling show
My mama used to dance for the money they’d throw
Papa would do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel
Sell a couple bottles of Doctor Good
Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves (1971)
Before We We...
Calling Bull-Schmitt
What is “America”?
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Who gets to define what is “America”?
Is “America”:
- A physical territor...
Resistance Carries A Cost
I'm going to start this weekend piece with a little story pulled from my own life.
Like so many kids from my background (Old Mix American* working class), I joined the US military without finishing high school - on my 17th birthday, in fac...
Freedom 250: Part 3
In this semiquincentennial year, the close relationship of the late disgraced sex trafficker (and likely Israeli intelligence asset) Jeffrey Epstein with the current president of the USA has been pushed from the top of news bulletins.
Bef...
We're All Crazy Now
I hope a time comes before my own death, in which people come to understand that many of the "crazies" in USA society are not just sick or "evil" aberrations - nor do they spring out of nothingness.
Before We Were White is a reader-support...
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Writer and producer of Before We Were White blog and podcast since Aug 2020.
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