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Negro Fireside Chat 9/13/24

Let's chat about S.B. Fuller, the Black SUPER conservative who suggested to Dr. King that Negroes in Montgomery buy the busline. 

How The Civil Rights Movement Went Left: Episode 7

The Montgomery Bus Boycott launched the movement but also some bad habits. S.B. Fuller, once thought to be the richest Black man in America, urged Dr. King to buy the bus line but King had no interest. That was a mistake and a bad precedent in strategy that would doom the civil rights movement and Black people to this day. 
#MLK #Montgomerybusboycott #civilrightsmovement #SBFuller #RosaParks #civilrights #ados #reparations 

Negro Fireside Chat 9/5/24

This chat dives in a little bit deeper on the activities of civil rights organizations, specific to economics. 

How The Civil Rights Movement Went Left: Episode 6

The wealth gap persists despite advances in civil rights. Why? Civil rights organizations didn't have a unified, comprehensive plan for economic development. Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam, on the other hand, did have a plan and it was working...but Christian civil rights leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young, just didn't cooperate with Black Muslims in any meaningful way.  
#noi #nationofislam #elijahmuhammad #mlk #martinlutherking #wealthgap #reparations #civilrights #civilrightsmovement #blackhistory

Negro Fireside Chat 8/28/24

Negro Fireside Chat is a new feature where we share more intimately. I'll clean up things I've said, tell a cool story or two or something in the middle.

How The Civil Rights Movement Went Left: Episode 5

Dr. King is admired for speaking out against the Vietnam War but he probably shouldn't have. Bayard Rustin wanted civil rights leaders to stay focused on urgent domestic priorities like poverty and jobs; he had a point. Black leaders today are still pursuing political issues based on a faulty calculus and that has consequences. 
 
#mlk #vietnamwar #bayardrustin #civilrightsmovement #silverrights #civilrights #antiwar #antiwarmovement #martinlutherking #lgbtrights

How The Civil Rights Movement Went Left: Episode 4

"White allies" have always been seen as indispensable to the civil rights movement and the larger progression of Black people. But they have their limitations and no vibrant Black movement can depend on them for success. History is replete with examples and this episode looks at a select number, including the treachery of Eleanor Roosevelt.

BONUS: Kamala, MLK & The (Black) Politics Of Fear

The politics of fear has driven Black politics since 1964. Dr. King broke from his longstanding practice of not endorsing candidates that year; he not only endorsed but campaigned for Lyndon Johnson. Rather than negotiate Black support, Dr. King backed Johnson without securing any firm promises because he was afraid of a Barry Goldwater presidency. Black leaders have continued that tradition and this campaign cycle is no different.

How The Civil Rights Movement Went Left: Episode 3

The civil rights movement was held back because no one wanted to submit to the expertise of a woman, Ella Baker. Not only were her organizing strategies better than the men, she also tried to warn movement leaders against top down leadership-- the very style Dr. King embodied. "Strong people don't need strong leaders," she said. Because we didn't submit to this woman's expertise, we're still falling for  scammers like Jay Morrison and pastors with no character, like Jamal Bryant.

How The Civil Rights Movement Went Left: Episode 2

Dr. King had a longstanding beef with the President of the National Baptist Convention, Rev. Joseph H. Jackson. That beef effectively crippled the movement, with consequences that linger to this day.