About this episode

This episode commemorates the birthday of Ida B. Wells and the anniversaries of significant literary and historical events.

It is the birthday of Ida B. Wells and the anniversaries of the publishing of J. D. Salinger's classic novel "The Catcher in the Rye" and the launching of Apollo 11, the first space mission that carried people to the moon. This episode includes a reading from Well's speech "Lynch Law in America."

People in this episode

Host: Jon Brown

Topics covered

• Ida B. Wells
• J. D. Salinger
• Apollo 11
• Lynch Law in America
• literature
• history
• civil rights

Keywords

• Ida B. Wells
• J. D. Salinger
• Apollo 11
• The Catcher in the Rye
• Lynch Law in America
• history
• civil rights

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Catcher in the Rye

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