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Change Is Gonna Come

53 minutes Posted Feb 10, 2025 at 12:30 pm.

David describes the courthouse lawn.

Locals say what they think should happen.

David talks with Judge West in their first—and only—sit-down interview.

A new surge of activism begins at the 2023 MLK Day observances.

Activists confront the county magistrates at a public hearing.

David finds an archival gem and reflects on the meaning of “reconciliation” during the Spanish-American War—and again in our times.

David walks from the statue to First Baptist Church for a final conversation with Pastor Moses.

Pastor Moses reflects on his disappointments and hope that change is going to come.

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Jenna’s petition stalls. Blue Lives Matter outpaces Black Lives Matter. But in 2023 a new surge of activism reignites the controversy. What will happen to Jessamine County’s Confederate statue? And what does the statue’s fate reveal about the soul of the divided southern community?

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For pictures of the courthouse square, First Baptist Church, and Jessamine County during the Spanish-American War, head to https://www.rebelonmain.com/episode7.

David Blight, Race and Reunion: The Civil War in America

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Transcript: Visit www.rebelonmain.com/episode7.

Production team

Writer and Host: David R. Swartz

Original Music, Sound Design, and Mixing: Barry Blair

Story Editor: Stephen Smith

Artistic Design: Josh Smith and Lisa Weaver Swartz

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