In Episode 12, Nate sits down with Arkansas Poor People’s Campaign Coordinating Committee member David Murray in a rangey conversation as David reflects on growing up poor in Northern Illinois, on his  migration to Arkansas, and ultimately to his involvement in the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.

Listen in as David shares his experience of growing up in poverty in a Northern Illinois community devastated by the abandonment of a coal mine corporation that controlled the area. David speaks on the lessons and values that were instilled in him from his childhood as he observed the members of his neighborhood and wider community, gleaning from their wisdom and behavior. These values were revived in his adult life when he left the life of a drug dealer to pursue a more sustainable livelihood. David explains the stark differences in how law enforcement interacted with his rich clientele compared to the poor folks around him.

Nate and David discuss the value of unions and the need for new formations of people to unify and work together for a better present and future. David articulates the role fear and scarcity play in the suppression and discouragement of poor people by the powerful.

This final episode of season 1 concludes with a call to unite, cast off fear, and do good for one another and the least of these among us.

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