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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: Thoreau Spends One Night In Jail (1846)
Description: Come to our first ever live show! In Boston, on Friday, September 13th. Tickets are available now!It's August 13th. This day in 1846, Henry David Thoreau is thrown in jail -- for one night -- for refusing to pay his back taxes.Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss why Thoreau objected to the poll tax, and how his political stances intersected with the more personal work that emerged from his two years living on Walden Pond.This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.Your support...