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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

#934 The long shadow of southern white supremacy (Racism)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2017

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Today we take a look at the history of race and white supremacy in America to understand the incredibly loud echoes of the past that continue to reverberate strongly in modern society

Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: The Trick of Whiteness, Historically and Today - @timjacobwise - Air Date: 12-5-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Time to Go Home - Michael Franti & Spearhead


00:06:56 Ch. 4: Act 2: Black, White and Red All Over - @onthemedia - Air Date: 2-13-15

Ch. 5: Song 2: Echo's (from the Past) - Al Huskey


00:12:27 Ch. 6: Act 3: The Story Of The Tulsa Race Riots Will Disgust You - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-01-15

Ch. 7: Song 3: Black Wall Street - Touchers


00:18:03 Ch. 8: Act 4: How Some Baltimore Neighborhoods Reflect Segregation's Legacy - @MorningEdition on @NPR - Air Date: 5-6-15

Ch. 9: Song 4: Segregation - Rankin Scroo


00:23:58 Ch. 10: Act 5: LBJ and the racial divide, 50 years later - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 6-18-15

Ch. 11: Song 5: Accountability - Sammy R. Hall


00:30:40 Ch. 12: Act 6: Conservative Pundits Say Removal Of Confederate Flag Will Destroy The South - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-26-15

Ch. 13: Song 6: Soul Vibrations Black History / Black Culture : Afro-Nicaraguan Music - Soul Vibrations


00:40:16 Ch. 14: Act 7: Will the South Finally be Deprogrammed - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-24-15

Ch. 15: Song 7: Modern Day Slavery - Waun


00:50:14 Ch. 16: Act 8: Showing Up For Racial Justice @ShowUp4RJ - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard


00:54:06 Ch. 18: Act 9: I'm a redneck and I love America - @TheDixonWhite - Air Date: 04-4-15

Transcript

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Welcome everyone to another regularly scheduled rerun.

0:02.9

Of course, I have to mention that members are getting not only this rerun,

0:07.3

but all regular shows commercial free plus bonus content and the bonus content they're getting today

0:13.5

is I think a really interesting bonus episode.

0:17.0

We start out using an interview that was done on the show 99% invisible.

0:23.0

They talk all about design and they end up talking about the design of the presidential campaign logos.

0:29.6

And so Amanda and I use that as a jumping off point and then discuss what the presidential

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campaign logos can tell us about the parties themselves.

0:40.9

And as I am describing that, it doesn't sound as interesting as I think it really was.

0:46.4

So you just have to take my word for it.

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And if you remember, make sure you're getting the members only feed so you can hear that.

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I think it was an interesting conversation.

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Additionally, members got an early invite to the new project I've been working on.

1:02.3

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1:24.1

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