Nonviolence and Self-Defense – w/ Wesley Hogan, Christopher Strain and Akinyele Umoja

<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>Armed resistance and nonviolent direct action co-existed throughout the civil rights era. In this episode, three historians confront some comfortable assumptions about nonviolence and self-defense. Wesley Hogan examines the evolution, value and limitations of nonviolence in the movement. Christopher Strain offers a three-part strategy for rethinking this false dichotomy in the classroom. And Akinyele Umoja offers insights about armed resistance from his research in Mississippi.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>For more movement music inspired by this episode, visit this <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/56OZ4vAI0roHrLWJtsVnDK?si=Q1WO33CuRIq9LR4_XJPL1A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new Spotify playlist</a>.</p> <p>And check out the <a href= "https://www.tolerance.org/podcasts/teaching-hard-history/civil-rights-movement/nonviolence-and-self-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enhanced full transcript</a> of this episode.</p>