Winston Churchill wrote, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” We must learn from history and be empowered by what we know to change what needs to be changed. That is the mission of POW! [Power Our World].
ALTON tells the story of the scandal that launched Abraham Lincoln’s campaign for President of the United States.
Missouri slave owner Linden hires Illinois lawyer Speare to find Linden’s escaped slaves hiding in Alton, Illinois (a free state), contrive a business downturn in Alton, manipulate the media, and set up the murder of abolitionist Editor of The Alton Observer Elijah Parish Lovejoy (1837), which was carried out by a frenzied mob wearing top hats and swallow tail coats.
Horace Speare, the villain in ALTON, was a paid pro-slavery lobbyist. ALTON tells a story that is relevant to US election rigging, media manipulation and police brutality today. This book, and its associated screenplay, reveal the deep roots of today’s racism.
