Black August is a tradition which originated in 1979 within the California penal system to honor fallen Freedom Fighters, Jonathan Jackson, George Jackson, William Christmas, James McClain, and Khatari Gaulden.
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A core tenet of
#BlackAugust is to remember, honor, and study the legacies all those who have struggled for our liberation.Näytä tämä ketju
Here are three books written by #SNCC activists/scholars which provide historical context and key insights into the analysis and experiences of one of the most prolific organizations within the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s:pic.twitter.com/EjfddqX5B6
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1. This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed — As noted in 1964 by Robert P. “Bob” Moses, director of the Mississippi project of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC):
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“It’s not contradictory for a farmer to say he’s nonviolent and also pledge to shoot a marauder’s head off.” In this riveting account, Charles “Charlie” Cobb Jr. describes the vital role that armed self-defense played in the survival + liberation of black communities in America.
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2.Hands on the Freedom Plow In this collection of personal narratives, fifty-two women--northern and southern, young and old, urban and rural, Black, white, and Latinx--share their courageous personal stories of working for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
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3.I’ve Got the Light of Freedom This momentous work offers a groundbreaking history of the early civil rights movement in the South. Using wide-ranging archival work and extensive interviews with movement participants...
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Charles Payne uncovers a chapter of American social history forged locally, in places like Greenwood, Mississippi, where countless unsung African Americans risked their lives for the
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Learn more about
#SNCC60th Anniversary Virtual Conference:https://sncc60thanniversary.orgNäytä tämä ketju
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