Throw Some Respeck On My Name

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

It's Alabama, 1963. A black woman stands before a judge, but she refuses to acknowledge him until he addresses her by an honorific given to white women: "Miss." On this week's episode, we revisit the forgotten story of Mary Hamilton, a Freedom Rider who struck a blow against a pervasive form of disrespect.

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0:00.0	Just a real quick heads up, the following episode contains language that some folks may find offensive.
0:07.2	You're listening to the codes which race an identity remixed. I'm Shrine Marisol Maraji.
0:11.8	And I'm Jean Demby, where halfway through Black History Month,
0:15.3	and we thought that it made sense to revisit a story about Black History.
0:18.7	And American History really, that we really dug and that people really dug from our podcast last year is one of our favorite episodes.
0:24.3	Maybe ever is the story of Mary Hamilton.
0:27.3	Don't forget the Miss Jean.
0:28.4	My bad, my bad. Miss Mary Hamilton.
0:31.0	If you haven't heard of her, you're not alone, but Miss Mary Hamilton was a big deal in her day as a civil rights activist.
0:37.2	And she helped change American life in a subtle but profound way when she.
0:42.6	Shrine, shrine, shrine.
0:43.5	Don't give away the whole story.
0:44.6	Just fine. All right, all right. Let's get in the way back machine.
0:48.8	Today we're going to hear about a little known case that went all the way to the Supreme Court.
0:59.1	A case that changed the way we address each other in our courts of law.
1:02.5	A case that challenged a pervasive pattern of disrespect.
1:06.7	If you can't treat us with respect, get out and find JL.
1:10.2	I'm going to talk to her in a way.
1:12.7	That voice you heard, that's Mary Hamilton.
1:14.8	And we've got MPR's Camilla Damonoski in the studio to help us tell her story.
1:18.8	She's reported with a two-way blog at MPR where she covers breaking news.
1:22.1	Hey Camilla. Hey.
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