‘Before the Movement’: The Hidden and Vibrant History of Black Civil Rights

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🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Court cases like the Dred Scott decision and Brown v. Board of Education are among the legal milestones that mark the arduous journey towards civil rights. But throughout the 19th century, ordinary Black Americans, freed and enslaved, sought to enforce their rights under the law. It’s a hidden and largely untold story of how Blacks both relied on, trusted in, and tried to leverage the legal system to establish and protect their rights, and it’s the subject of UC Berkeley historian Dylan Penningroth’s new book, “Before the Movement.” We’ll talk to Penningroth about his work. Guests: Dylan Penningroth, author, "Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights" - Penningroth is a professor of law and history at U.C. Berkeley and associate dean of the Jurisprudence and Social Policy program. He is the recipient of a MacArthur fellowship and lives in Kensington, California Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.6	The historian's most important maneuver is often not showing how different the past was,
0:53.9	but rather how much continuity
0:55.0	exists between eras that seem far apart.
0:58.0	But what about the American disjuncture, the end of the Civil War and with it the institution
1:04.0	of slavery? Could there really be continuity in black communities before and after the end of something
1:09.0	that big?
1:10.0	UC Berkeley historian Dylan Penningroth answers with a resounding yes in a new book
1:14.6	before the movement, which rewrites what feel like established facts about how slavery worked
1:20.6	and cherished notions about the civil rights movement.
1:23.6	Penningroth joins us in the studio after this news. Welcome to Forum.
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