Perspectives S33/Ep69 A deep dive into American History

In America's Original Sin, author John Rhodehamel examines the life of John Wilkes Booth and his motive for the murder of President Abraham Lincoln. Rhodhamel argues Booth was a White Supremacist and his fear of the integration of a Black community under Lincoln threatened the life he and others like him enjoyed. Next we talk with Karen Comer Lowe, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Atlanta's Hammonds House Museum. On exhibit through the end of January is Exhibiting Culture: Highlights from the Hammonds House Museum Collection. At the center of the collection are 250 works collected by the home's former owner Dr. Otis Thrash Hammonds including work by master artist Romare Bearden and the oldest known painting by acclaimed landscape artist Robert S. Duncanson. There are also works on display showcasing the work of Black female artists including Elizabeth Catlett, Nellie Mae Rowe and Renee' Stout.