During the Great Depression, the most dangerous man in America was a “radio priest” from Detroit. Father Charles Coughlin, a Catholic priest, broadcasting pioneer and celebrity, used his nationwide radio sermons to promote fascism and antisemitic conspiracy theories in the run-up to WWII. He became America’s first mass-media demagogue, cultivating a loyal following of violent Nazi gangs, and created a new method for spreading hate to the masses… that continues to be emulated today.
Journalist and host of the podcast, Radioactive, Andrew Lapin will join us in person!
Contact Amy Karp with questions: akarp@ansheemet.org / 77.868.5139.
