Description
In this recording within the We Believe Series, Howard Thurman reads an excerpt from Stephen Vincent Benet's book, "John Brown's Body." According to Thurman, he reads this text every year the Friday before Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The quotation that is read comes from the perspective of Abraham Lincoln. In it, Lincoln ponders God's will for America, likens himself to an old hunting dog when reflecting upon his tenacity while fighting in the Civil War, and attempts to find spiritual grounding in the midst of unrest and war.
Creator
Thurman, Howard
Date
1960-02-05
Contributor
Description by Dustin Mailman
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. 2019.
Original Title
John Brown's Body [Side A], 1960
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