Mark Twain Recalls the Abuse of the Chinese in San Francisco artwork
Mark Twain Speaks Podcast

Mark Twain Recalls the Abuse of the Chinese in San Francisco

  • S1E24
  • 08:38
  • April 13th 2020

During the slavery era, Westerners often felt morally superior to the Southern slave owners. But as Mark Twain witnessed, the abuse of the Chinese in San Francisco was equally horrendous. 

Mark Twain Speaks Podcast

“I was born humble, but it wore off!” Mark Twain Welcome to The Mark Twain Speaks Podcast. My name is Don McNeill and my goal is to bring the wit and wisdom of Mark Twain back to life for the modern audience. I am a Mark Twain scholar and interpreter. Over the past several years, I have performed for live audiences – everything from corporate to nonprofit venues. I have had a passion for Twain’s books and speeches since I was a child growing up in his beloved Missouri. I leave it my listeners to judge my success or failure. My speaking skills were developed with the support and constructive feedback from my Toastmasters family. Don McNeill, DTM “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” Mark Twain