The Politics of Religion and Race in America

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Religion is so important in american life that you can find its impact in all social movements across the political spectrum. A christian movement called the social gospel, starting in the nineteenth century, helped lead to the progressive era of the early twentieth century. People don't want to give up what they fought to get, and what they feel like their families fought for generations.

The conservative, neoliberal counterrevolution in the face of expanding democracy in America: It started long before Donald Trump. Even before Ronald Reagan and his like-minded counterpart across the Atlantic, Margaret Thatcher.

By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Nancy MacLean, Wendy Brown, and Rhon Manigault-Bryant.

The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.