It’s September 7th. This day in 1933, journalist Upton Sinclair launches a campaign for California governor.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why Sinclair turned to politics after enormous success and influence as a muckraking journalist — and how his radical progressive campaign found a large audience.
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Atlanta Massacre (1906)
DADT No More (2011)
Charlie Chaplin's Exile (1952)
Calendar Confusion (1752)
Attica (1971) w/ Heather Ann Thompson
Ship of Gold (1857)
Monkey Business (1987) w/ Matt Bai
McKinley Shot (1901)
The Condom On Jesse Helms's House (1991)
Camp Casey (2005)
Fred Korematsu's Internment (1942)
Teacher In Space (1984)
Capitol for A Day (1814)
The Battle of Blair Mountain (1921) w/ Anna Sale
Nat Turner's Community (1831) w/ Vanessa Holden
Banneker's Sneaky Letter (1791)
Leo Frank and the KKK's Resurgence (1915)
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