• Growing Up with Jimmy

  • Oct 1 2024
  • Length: 16 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • In the second episode of Plainspoken: Jimmy Carter and the People of Plains, host Andrew Greer explores President Jimmy Carter's upbringing in the segregated 1920s and '30s in Plains, Georgia. Through conversations with childhood friends and family members, the episode sheds light on President Carter's close relationships in the predominantly Black community of Archery, the values of respect and unity instilled by his family, and how those experiences shaped his lifelong commitment to racial justice. The episode offers personal stories that reveal the former president's enduring belief in treating everyone with dignity and his deep impact as a humanitarian and advocate for peace.

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