Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 50 minutes ago
In the Fall of 2023, Marc Sommers spoke at the John Hope Franklin Center’s ‘Wednesdays at the Center’ series with his lecture 'We the Young Fighters: How Tupac, Rambo, and Bob Marley wove their way into the conflict fabric of Sierra Leone'. He discussed his new book "We the Young Fighters", which probes terror-based warfare and how Tupac, Rambo, and especially Bob Marley, wove their way into the fabric of alienation, resistance, and hope in Sierra Leone. The tale of pop culture heroes radicalizing warfare and shaping peacetime underscores the need to engage with alienated youth and reform predatory governments.
Website: https://jhfc.duke.edu
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/duke-university-john-hope-franklin-center
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In the Fall of 2023, Marc Sommers spoke at the John Hope Franklin Center’s ‘Wednesdays at the Center’ series with his lecture 'We the Young Fighters: How Tupac, Rambo, and Bob Marley wove their way into the conflict fabric of Sierra Leone'. He discussed his new book "We the Young Fighters", which probes terror-based warfare and how Tupac, Rambo, and especially Bob Marley, wove their way into the fabric of alienation, resistance, and hope in Sierra Leone. The tale of pop culture heroes radicalizing warfare and shaping peacetime underscores the need to engage with alienated youth and reform predatory governments.
Website: https://jhfc.duke.edu
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/duke-university-john-hope-franklin-center
Instagram: instagram.com/jhfc_duke
Facebook: facebook.com/jhfcduke
X (Twitter): twitter.com/jhfcduke
