Hawke, a four-time Oscar nominee, teamed with screenwriter Mark Richard to create the new Showtime limited series based on James McBride’s novel, premiering October 4th.

One of the lasting consequences of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol is a shared sense that violence is now part of our political culture. Multiple polls have found that Americans expect ...

Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War. Today, 165 years after his execution, Brown's violent acts and influence are ...

THE VIRGINIA REBELLION.; INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS. Preliminary Examination of the Conspirators. COURAGEOUS SPEECH OF JOHN BROWN. Share full article. Oct. 26, 1859. Credit ...

Not long after that, John Brown would enter the picture. Brown, of course, is a subject Altenbernd knows a lot about, as he’s portrayed John Brown as a historical reenactor for nearly 20 years.

Ethan Hawke loved James McBride’s National Book Award-winning 2013 novel The Good Lord Bird, but when he read it he also knew he wanted to see it in a different medium. McBride’s story of John ...