St. Louis, MO once rose as the morning star of US imperialism. It has also been a laboratory of racial capitalism, from Indigenous genocide and the fur trade to the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson. We talk with historian Walter Johnson (@abufelix12) and activist-artist Tef Poe (@TefPoe). Part 2 comes out next week.

Check out Walter's new book, The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States: https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/walter-johnson/the-broken-heart-of-america/9780465064267/

And Tef's music: https://tefpoe.com

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No shorts, no losses & the morning star of US imperialism pt. 1 w/ Walter Johnson & Tef Poe