Before I Be a Slave

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A line from the African American spiritual and civil-rights song commonly known as “Before I’d Be a Slave,” expressing resistance to enslavement and devotion to God.

1 episode featuring Before I Be a Slave

Fearless with Jason Whitlock
Whitlock challenges a pastor’s evidence-free account of Nolan Wells’s death
The episode examines how religious rhetoric, racial distrust, and fundraising can transform an unresolved death into a national spectacle before legal evidence is established.
Aug 24, 2026 · 25 min

1 episode featuring Before I Be a Slave

Whitlock challenges a pastor’s evidence-free account of Nolan Wells’s death