I don't know what those white people in this country feel,

but I can only include what they feel from the state of their institution.

Now, this is the evidence.

You want me to make an act of faith, risking myself, my wife, my woman, my sister, my children,

on some idealism which you assure me exists in America, risking myself, my wife, my woman, my sister, my children,

on some idealism which you assure me exists in America,

which I have never seen.

Welcome to Black History for White People,

a podcast where we educate, resource,

and challenge white people about black history.

I'm Brad, and on today's show,

Garen and I interview several people attending a Back the blue rally at the didn't square. Before we dive into the interviews it's important for you to have in mind a few things as you're listening.

Number one, we're not trapping these people at all and really wanted to try and get them to explain their thoughts on some of the current issues.

Number two, try to just listen for what the other side thinks and understand their perspective,

how they view Black Lives Matter and racial justice,

and in that, how you could approach them without playing into misconceptions.

And number three, note the common ground that exists in some of the answers.

How can we add to the cultural conversation in a way that leverages some of the

support for police reform that exists even at a Blue Lives Matter rally? We hope you enjoy the

conversation. And Maria, why are you guys out here today? What's the event for? We are an

organization that assists critically injured officers in the line of duty, and we cover

all of Texas. Yeah. So you're an organization that's setting up at the larger event here.

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