CLASS CON III
“Genocide in America”, John King (Day 1)
- UPDATED: 6.29.2025
- Class Systems
- erasure, marginalized groups, poverty, criminalization, genocide
date:
3.14.2025
event:
Class Con III
location:
Bowling Green State University
speaker:
John King
description:
Class Con III, Day 1
Special Presentation: Genocide in America
Speaker: John King (event organizer)
This presentation looks at local, state, and federal programs targeted at criminalizing and erasing poor people from all spaces in the United States, looking closely at specific laws, actions, and programs designed to bring about an end to this marginalized group and will make a case that these actions constitute genocide on American soil.
Special Presentation: Genocide in America
Speaker: John King (event organizer)
This presentation looks at local, state, and federal programs targeted at criminalizing and erasing poor people from all spaces in the United States, looking closely at specific laws, actions, and programs designed to bring about an end to this marginalized group and will make a case that these actions constitute genocide on American soil.
notes:
Speaker and Class Con organizer John King also talks about his Melungeon ancestry in this presentation. John was a Season 5 guest on the Melungeon Voices podcast. You can listen to his episode, "At-Risk Populations of Appalachia & Southern U.S.", using the Spotify player at the bottom of our Home page.