S E1252: In Class with Carr, Ep. 252: "“Jimmy Carter and the Possibilities: An Era Ended”

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Empowerment, Africana Studies, Greg Carr, Karen Hunter, History, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 143 minutes

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Summary

The passing of James Earl Carter Jr. [1924-2024] marks the close of not only a century-long life but the end of an entire political, cultural, and social era. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, was an “outlier” in the US Social Structure—an embodiment of the deeply rooted laboring class from the neo-Confederate South. His worldview and political philosophy were shaped by a unique fusion of white and Africana Southern Governance formations, creating a distinct approach to power and Cultural Meaning-Making. This blend, forged in the crucible of his upbringing, informed a political career that began in the Georgia legislature, ascended through the statehouse, reached the pinnacle of the US presidency, and then extended into more than four decades of global peacemaking at both the most intimate and the highest levels of engagement, visibility and diplomacy.

In many respects, Carter’s life reflects the most aspirational elements of a white nationalist American politics, one that also embraced a deep commitment to universal human rights and dignity. His election marked both the zenith and the limits of the federal electoral expression of a generation’s struggle for human rights, achieved through the democratic electoral process. His electoral defeat, however, marked a watershed moment in the rhythm of "whitelash" that has shaped the electoral politics of every federal American election cycle since the 1850s and has triumphed in the decades since his defeat—a relentless white Cold Civil War between progress and reaction, our common humanity and its open enemies.

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0:00.0	this is karen hunter and welcome to in class with car this is a space where during the pandemic
0:07.7	we imagined what it would look like to teach a class online that would be for the world and it
0:14.4	started with a simple question can i press record it was a question that i asked of the people's professor
0:19.9	dr gray car At the time,
0:22.0	he was the head of Africana Studies at Howard University. He's still teaching the world. And in this
0:26.8	space, we have been going strong since 2020. And it has been amazing. So tune in to In Class
0:33.8	with Carr. And thank you for joining us. You can follow us by the way at
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0:49.5	join us there. Stay tuned. Hey, Mr. Time, there ain't glass all for me.
0:59.0	Sounds familiar.
1:00.0	One of the things that have held America together has been the music that we share and love.
1:09.0	Jimmy Carter used music in a way that helped him in his politics,
1:14.6	that had never been done quite that way.
1:16.6	I'd like to dedicate this song to Jimmy Carter.
1:18.6	I want to hear a gift to you, the Great Almond Brother.
1:21.6	He was cool, he enjoyed our music, and he became a friend.
1:30.3	When I first met Jimmy, first thing he did was quote my songs back to me.
1:36.3	Bob Dylan has been one of my best friends along with Willie Nelson.
1:39.3	When William Nelson wrote his autobiography, he confessed that he smoked pot in the White House,
1:46.3	and he says that his companion was one of the servants at the White House.
1:50.2	Actually, was one of my sons.
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