Tornado Alley (PROG)

[fuagf]

Bayard Rustin: The man who transformed the civil rights movement

"And, all must understand Trump's supporters don't care about any of Trump psychopathy or his narcissism. They only care
about fixing America to more back in their own image. In that sense they dislike democracy, and see themselves as Gods.
The conservative movement is rejecting America
[...]“Not for the first time in our nation’s history, if this state of affairs continues force may be embraced as the only alternative
when reason fails,” Ellmers writes. “We must fervently hope that things will change before they become violent.
But if the clueless attitudes of our sclerotic elite remain unaltered, it is not hard to see what’s on the horizon.”
Freedom against democracy
If the extremism of Ellmers’s essay strikes you as similar to what you’ve heard from authoritarian political movements of the past, you’re not alone.
P - John Ganz, a perceptive critic of American conservatism, recently wrote that Ellmers’s essay should properly be termed “fascist .. https://johnganz.substack.com/p/the-week-in-fascism .” Excommunicating a large percentage of the population from the body politic, describing once-idyllic society hopelessly corrupted by the forces of change, describing one’s enemies as animals or diseases, invoking the threat of physical force in a political context — these are all historically hallmarks of fascist rhetoric."

CBS Sunday Morning

46,228 views Oct 30, 2023 #Obama #mlk #MarchonWashington

It was strategist Bayard Rustin – a pacifist and gay Black man – who organized the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech. But Rustin's role in transforming the civil rights movement has been largely forgotten. "Rustin," a new film directed by George C. Wolfe and produced by former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company, is an attempt to correct the historical record about a marginalized figure who helped change society. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Wolfe and Barack Obama about Rustin's legacy, and what his story means for today's generation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=GfyqtNfoWCw

*

Related:

The New Southern Strategy
How Black mayors in the South are leveraging both the power of office and the power of the street to achieve overdue changes
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=158139279

Biden knocks 'fiscally demented' Republicans in MLK Day speec
[...]“I think the economy — the way it should grow in America — is from the bottom up and the middle out. That way poor
folks have a shot, middle-class people do well and the wealthy still do very well. They still do very well. But they
start to pay their fair share,” Biden said.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=170956996

Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist
[...]

Early in his career, Mr. Belafonte befriended the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and became not just a lifelong friend but also
an ardent supporter. Dr. King and Mr. Belafonte at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem in 1956. via Harry Belafonte
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=171774373

Martin Luther King Would Still Fuck Our Shit Up (2022 Edition) 1/17/2022
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=167531727

Trump Must Be Held Accountable
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=169538386

*

On this day Oct 19, 1960

52 Individuals, Including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Arrested in Atlanta Sit-In Protest

On October 19, 1960, 52 individuals, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were arrested in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, after refusing to leave their seats at segregated department store lunch counters. Under the heavily enforced Jim Crow segregation laws and customs in Atlanta at the time, Black and white people were required to use separate water fountains, bathrooms, ticket booths, and other public spaces. In addition, Black people were banned from being served at department store lunch counters.

Similar laws in other Southern states...

https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/oct/19

*

The Historical Legacy of the March on Washington
for Jobs and Freedom

In 1963, civil rights leaders A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin began plans for a march on Washington to protest segregation,
the lack of voting rights, and unemployment among African Americans. Randolph and Rustin enlisted the support
of all the major civil rights organizations, and the march—on August 28—was a resounding success.

https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-legacy-march-washington

*

RUSTIN | Official Trailer | Netflix

Netflix

225,398 views Oct 20, 2023
Rustin is the critically acclaimed film from director George C. Wolfe, starring Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin. Architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, Rustin challenged authority and never apologized for who he was, but was forgotten despite making history. Rustin spotlights the man who, alongside Martin Luther King Jr., dared to imagine a different world and inspired a movement. The film features an all-star cast including Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Jeffrey Wright and Audra McDonald.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuZ-UONInl4

Recommended.