Black Panthers

A listener asks the hosts how the Black Panther Party fits into the tradition of armed militias in American history.

Fill Your Hands

The hosts talk to historian Steve Beda about an armed group of rural farms staging a protest of the government near the California/Oregon border . . . 75 years ago.

00:06:07

Brothers In Arms

Shortly after the American Revolution, a group of farmers protesting high taxes planned to seize the U.S. Armory in Boston, Mass, in an incident we now know as Shays Rebellion.

00:09:43

Taking Up Arms

The hosts review the relationship between armed resistance and military service in American history.

00:03:42

The People United Will Never Be Defeated

The hosts answer a question from BackStory listener Evan Axelbank about armed anti-war protests.

00:06:01

Black Panthers

A listener asks the hosts how the Black Panther Party fits into the tradition of armed militias in American history.

00:03:40