The Movement That Never Was: A People's Guide to Anti-Racism in the South and Arkansas

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Today we feature the final installment of the podcast produced by KUAF, "The Movement That Never Was: A People's History of Anti-Racism in the South and Arkansas."

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With support from The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, the fourth episode of “The Movement That Never Was: A People's Guide to Anti-Racism in the South and Arkansas” covers the wealth gap between black and white families and some of the ways to close it. As the Black Lives Matter movement took to the streets last year, many embraced the campaign to support black-owned businesses, but that same support has been difficult to find for reparations initiatives. This is episode four of five.

With support from The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, the third episode of “The Movement That Never Was: A People's Guide to Anti-Racism in the South and Arkansas” covers the politics history of Arkansas, the creation of the current electorate of the South and its racist roots, and how through the state's leadership, the Natural State managed to not follow in the footsteps of Nixon's Southern Strategy to the extent other Southern states had. This is episode three of five.

With support from The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, the second episode of “The Movement That Never Was: A People's Guide to Anti-Racism in the South and Arkansas” looks at working class solidarity in anti-racist movements, and how organizing for the rights of the working class has created integrated anti-racist groups in the past, like The Rainbow Coalition in South Chicago in the 1960s, and in current projects like the Belford County Listening Project in Shelbyville, Tennessee. This is episode two of five.

With support from The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, “The Movement That Never Was: A People's Guide to Anti-Racism in the South and Arkansas,” begins with the protests over the killing of George Floyd this summer and the explosion of interest in anti-racist movements, particularly in white communities, and looks ahead to what this new found interest might mean for the country. The podcast is written and executive produced by Paul Kiefer, a journalist based in Seattle and finalist for the Kroc Fellowship offered by National Public Radio. This is episode one of five.