Class 5: Foundation of US White Supremacy

Below is the recording of Class 5 (2nd class of August). The recordings are divided into different sections. Please email peoplesschooldc@gmail.com if you notice any issues with the recordings or any broken or deadlinks.

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Agenda

1. Course Introduction and Setting Context
2. Intro to Foundation of US White Supremacy
3. Historic White Head Starts in US
4. Realities of US Slavery Not Taught
5. The Overthrow of Reconstruction
6. Slavery by Another Name
7. White Terrorism and Lynching
8. History of Voter Suppression
9. Resources and Ways to Get Involved

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Presentation Slides

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1. Course Introduction and Setting Context

(Same Introduction every week)

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Videos in Section

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2. Intro to Foundation of US White Supremacy

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Videos in Section

CBS This Morning: “The 1619 Project”: Nikole Hannah-Jones on confronting the truth about slavery
Harvard Law School: Bryan Stevenson ’85 | “We can’t recover from this history until we deal with it.”

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3. Historic White Head Starts in US

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Videos in Section

Mic: Bryan Stevenson: The legacy of slavery no one talks about
PBS: Frontline: MLK, Poor People’s Campaign, and Economic Justice
PBS: Newshour: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ full opening statement on reparations at House hearing

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4. Realities of US Slavery Not Taught

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Videos in Section

Equal Justice Initative: Slavery to Mass Incarceration
Washington Post: Slavery in the U.S., by the numbers
Origin Of Everything: The Racist Origins of U.S. Law
History: Juneteenth: What You Need to Know
MLK: Explains What Black People Faced After Slavery

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5.The Overthrow of Reconstruction

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Videos in Section

Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Reconstruction in America
Birth of Nation Clip About Reconstruction

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6. Slavery by Another Name

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Videos in Section

Racist History of Loitering Laws | Racist American History
Vice: As late as the 1960s thousands of Black laborers across the South were still forced in Share Cropping
PBS: Slavery by Another Name

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7. White Terrorism and Lynching

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Videos in Section

Equal Justice Initiative: Terror Lynching in America
Bryan Stevenson: Lynching in America: What is a Racial Terror Lynching?
Vox: When white supremacists overthrew a government
Vox: The massacre of Tulsa’s “Black Wall Street”
Franchesca “Chescaleigh” Ramsey: The Racist Origins of Police (Texas Rangers section)
Megan Ming Francis |Let’s get to the root of racial injustice
Bryan Stevenson: Lynching in America: How is Lynching Related to the Death Penalty Today?
Vox: Why African-Americans left the South
Bryan Stevenson: Lynching in America: How Is The Great Migration Related To Lynching?
Bryan Stevenson: Lynching in America: Why are Memorials Important?
Civil Dunigan’s Poem on History of Lynching and The National Memorial for Peace and Justice (Lynching Museum)

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8. History of Voter Suppression

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Videos in Section

Washington Post Opinion | How voter intimidation and suppression have evolved since the 15th Amendment
Smithsonian: Fannie Lou Hamer Risked Her Life for the Right to Vote
Nation Magazine Writer John Nichols Discusses the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
The Newsroom – Voter ID Law

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9. Resources and Ways to Get Involved

Specific Resources

The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Equal Justice Initiative Reports- eji.org/reports
- Segregation in America
- Lynching in America
Black Reconstruction in America by W. E. B. Du Bois
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
The Zinn Project – http://www.zinnedproject.org
PBS: Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Course Resources

(Same every week)

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