Category: History
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Haitian Revolution and Bois Caïman
To prepare for our 6th week small group meeting of The 1526 Project, which focuses on “Bois Caïman: Haiti and the Pentecost of Liberation,” I created an audio “deep dive” overview (21.5 minutes) of the historical and spiritual background of the Haitian Revolution and Bois Caïman using Gemini Notebook. (Previously “NotebookLM”) This is available as…
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Project 1526 Week 5
The Stono Rebellion, Resistance, and Rejecting Un-Christian Nationalism On August 2, 2026, Wes Fryer in Charlotte shares what he learned preparing for his Project 1526 small group (resistance500.com), a spiritual formation curriculum by Rev. Ben Boswell and Collective Liberation Church offered as an alternative to America’s 250th independence celebrations. He invites viewers to get the…
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Remembering Black Terror Lynchings in Jackson, Tennessee
A video I recorded by the courthouse this evening in downtown Jackson, Tennessee. Video Summary: On Sunday, July 12, 2026, while traveling through Jackson, Tennessee on the way to Oklahoma, I stopped at the Madison County courthouse to look for a historical marker documenting the county’s history of racial terror lynchings. I found one, part…
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Project 1526 Invitation
Today is July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in the United States of America. This year is also the 500th anniversary of “Resistance in the Americas,” however, and it is that anniversary I want to draw to your attention today through The 1526 Project: The 1526 Project is…
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Kelly Brown Douglas on Resurrection Hope
Along with members of our adult ACE Sunday School class at Caldwell Presbyterian Church, I have been reading the remarkable book Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter by the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas. In addition to recommending the book, I want to share the following collection of audio and video resources…
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Against All Enemies
I’ve been watching, reading, and thinking about the fractures in American democracy for several years now — through the lens of a citizen, an educator, a media literacy teacher, and a veteran who took the same oath every person featured in this documentary once swore. So when I say that Against All Enemies (2023) is…
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Values of the Ancestors
Reminders from the Artemis mission patch of Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen Thank you, Henry Guimond, Dave Courchene II, and Jeremy Hansen for this poignant reminder about the values of our ancestors, which are still so important today: Respect (the buffalo), Love (the eagle), Courage (the bear), Honesty (Sasquatch), Wisdom (the beaver), Humility (the wolf), and…
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Update: March 27, 2026
Video available on Substack, Facebook and YouTube. (Duration: 28 minutes) On March 27, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Wes Fryer shares a Heal Our Culture video update focused on staying resilient through hope, joy, and community, including family gatherings. He previews the nationwide No Kings 3 nonviolent protest on March 28 and describes his work with Indivisible Charlotte…
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Update: March 13, 2026
Video available on Substack and YouTube. On March 13, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Wes Fryer shares a second video-style update for the Heal Our Culture Project, urging viewers to be “culture healers” and describing recent sources of hope through Zoom collaborations, the Thrive United for Democracy and Global Action conference recordings, and local work…
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Ep 4: Cairo and Democracy’s Fragility
Wes Fryer records episode four of the Heal Our Culture podcast from Charlotte, North Carolina on February 15, 2026, framing it as a “letter to the future” for his unborn grandchildren. He shares a story from a November 2017 trip to Cairo, Egypt to speak at the EduForum conference, including visiting the pyramids, the Sphinx,…