S20 "The Africas VS. America" E2: The Making of John Africa (GI John)

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🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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A quiet and reclusive young man is conscripted to war in Korea and returns having been made anew. Vincent Leaphart becomes the enigmatic John Africa, whose revolutionary vision will prove irresistible to followers seeking a new way of living. But what begins as a movement concerned with the protection of all life, will gradually turn to nonviolent direct action and large-scale civil disobedience in reaction to the state. This is the origin story of John Africa, leader of what will soon become known as MOVE.

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0:00.0	All seven episodes of the Africa's Versus America are available right now.
0:05.0	Binge Listen to the entire series by searching Africa's Versus America
0:09.0	wherever you get your podcasts.
0:11.0	You could also listen ad-free by subscribing to the CBC True Crime Channel on Apple Podcasts.
0:17.0	This is a CBC Podcast.
0:22.0	Just a heads up.
0:24.0	This episode includes explicit language.
0:28.0	Where is German Africa?
0:32.0	It's an organization business right now.
0:35.0	This is the voice of moves minister of confrontation and security.
0:39.0	A man named Delbert Africa.
0:42.0	He's one of moves original members.
0:45.0	What do you mean, it's an organization business?
0:47.0	You're asking people to be with a philosophy of this land.
0:50.0	Why can't you come forward and speak with them?
0:53.0	Delbert is speaking with journalists Adamola E. Colona inside this big Victorian house.
0:59.0	Its windows all boarded out.
1:01.0	It's 1978 and this is the organization's headquarters.
1:05.0	Teachings of John Africa are inherent in his disciples.
1:09.0	His works are shown in the health andness of our children,
1:13.0	the sturdiness of our building, the way we live, all right?
1:17.0	Not the home that would be bombed in 1985,
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