EP #41: The Second Coming of the KKK with Historian Linda Gordon

On this segment of Did you know… Sunni and Lisa acknowledge the
transition of both, DMX and Prince Philip.  If you haven’t
heard about the discrimination that took place Kids R Kids
daycare in Roswell, GA… you’ve got to tune in. So, all the
controversy surrounding the perceived disrespect of the flag by
kneeling and how the soldiers fought for our freedom… it appears
that the police in Virginia have no respect for our soldiers…
especially after pepper spraying and physically assaulting an
African American/LatinX soldier during a traffic stop. 
*deep, really deep breaths*   





On this episode of Active Allyship…it’s more than a #hashtag!
Sunni and Lisa talk to  Linda Gordon, author of The Second
Coming of The KKK, The Ku Klux Klan Of the 1920’s and the
American Political Tradition. 





Linda shared what she was marinated in… both her parents were
immigrants.  She shares her experiences growing up in a
progressive home and how that shaped her views.





Linda shares with the ladies how this book came to be!  It
wasn’t originally a whole ass book.  She uses words like
“brilliant” and “social movement” to describe this
organization.  Puzzling?  Absolutely!  *listen to
hear the explanation*





Linda shares the origins of the KKK, the secrecy of it and how
the next generation of klans men/women were a social
movement.  Very interesting conversation, the KKK is and
will always be a terrorist organization.  





Conspiracy theories?  Yes!  What’s interesting is that
many of the strategies used in the 1920’s are being used
today.  Any community that isn’t Anglo is a prime target.
Fear-mongering. Intimidation. Inadequacies. Oz Syndrome. 
 





Structural Racism? Systemic Oppression? Infiltrating local, state
and federal government.  Yes.  It’s real.





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