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Unconformed Podcast
101. Tyre Nichols: We Still Processing w/ Bartholomew Jones, Dr. Justin Dodson, Dr. Charles McKinney, and Brennan Steele

Unconformed Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 64:32


For this bonus episode Darius is joined by a panel of Black men who currently live in Memphis to openly process Tyre Nichols's murder. Darius is joined by: Cxffee Black's Bartholomew Jones, Navigating Courage's Dr. Dodson, Rhodes College's Africana Studies Chair Dr. Charles McKinney, and Breathe Brotha's Brennan Steele. Dr. McKinney's Recommendations: 1. MLK50 2. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 3. An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, TN edited by Dr. McKinney SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrlv... For All Things Unconformed Podcast: https://www.linktr.ee/UnconformedPodcast

Top of Mind
What Investor Sentiment Can Tell Us About the Housing Market

Top of Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 61:38


In this episode of the Top of Mind Podcast, Mike Simonsen sits down with Charles McKinney, Co-founder and CEO of Vontive, to talk about the landscape for real estate investors in this volatile market. Vontive sees loan data from thousands of real estate investors, which gives them unique and real-time insight into how investors act in this market. Charles gives his outlook for real estate investment in 2023 and beyond, discusses some of the risks and opportunities for investors in the current market, and highlights technology trends he's excited about. He also shares some eye-opening findings about investor sentiment from Vontive's recent nationwide housing and economic survey. About Charles McKinney Charles McKinney is the Co-founder and CEO of Vontive, a new digital way to finance investment properties, with a white-label solution that empowers any business serving real estate investors to launch its own investment-property mortgage business in 1-2 weeks. Charles is a real estate and mortgage analytics pioneer. He started his work with Freddie Mac, led analytics at the real estate investor portal Auction.com, and is a pretty prolific real estate investor in his own right. Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:  Whether investors are optimistic or pessimistic about real estate in 2023 What happens to real estate investor business models when the Fed's policy shifts from easy money to tighter policy What the future looks like for small real estate investors as big Wall Street money is gaining market share How landlords are getting creative with rental business models, and how business models may have to shift in the future with more expensive capital Trends in short-term rentals and other innovations in real estate How technology innovations remove cost and friction from loan transactions Featuring Mike Simonsen, CEO of Altos Research A true data geek, Mike founded Altos Research in 2006 to bring data and insight on the U.S. housing market to those who need it most. The company now serves the largest Wall Street investment firms, banks, and tens of thousands of real estate professionals around the country. Mike's insights on the market have been featured in Forbes, New York Times, Bloomberg, Dallas Morning News, Seattle PI, and many other national media outlets. Resources mentioned in this episode: Charles McKinney on LinkedIn Vontive Rebuilt Ken Corsini HGTV Red Capital Lending Certain Lending Mike Simonsen on LinkedIn Altos Research Follow us on Twitter for more data analysis and insights: https://twitter.com/altosresearch https://twitter.com/mikesimonsen See you next week!

Hotel Bar Sessions
REPLAY: Whose History? (with Dr. Charles McKinney)

Hotel Bar Sessions

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 66:14


While the HBS hosts are taking a break between Season 5 and Season 6, we're re-playing some of our favorite conversations you might have missed. Enjoy this episode from Season 3 "Whose History?" (with special guest, Dr. Charles McKinney) and check out the full episode notes at this link: http://hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/episode-31-whose-history/If you enjoy Hotel Bar Sessions podcast, make sure to subscribe, submit a rating/review, and follow us on Twitter @hotelbarpodcast. You can also help keep this podcast going by supporting us financially at patreon.com/hotelbarsessions. 

Backseat Drivers
Episode 15: Celebrity Golf Tournament

Backseat Drivers

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 43:15


Andrew and Will are at a celebrity golf tournament for West Side Christian Athletics. They are joined by local professional athletes from the northwest. Their guests talk about some of their greatest sports stories featuring Gary Payton, Ken Griffey Jr, Jerry Rice, and more. Guest Roberto Nelson has a story about talking trash with President Obama. All the great guests leave you with one piece of advice about life as well! Host: Andrew Crites and Will Mary Guests: David Lucas, Roberto Nelson, Bill Ames, Scott Haskins, Brian Hunter, Charles McKinney, Ken Ackerman, Reggie Jordan, Mike Walter, John Hynes, David Henry, Tim Beckham, Bruce Splonski, Scott Santana Editor: Travis Gordon --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Conversations in Atlantic Theory
Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney on An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee

Conversations in Atlantic Theory

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 64:13


A discussion with Aram Goudsouzian, Professor of History at University of Memphis, and Charles McKinney, Professor of Africana Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. McKinney is the author of numerous essays on African American history and the book Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina, published in 2010, and is currently at work on a book titled Losing the Party of Lincoln: George Washington Lee and the Struggle for the Soul of the Republican Party, which explores the life and work of George Washington Lee, an African American Republican operative and civil rights activist who lived in Memphis in the middle of the twentieth century. Goudsouzian is the author of five books, including most recently Down to the Crossroads: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Meredith March Against Fear, published in 2014, and 2019's The Men and the Moment: The Election of 1968 and the Rise of Partisan Politics in America.Together, Goudsouzian and McKinney edited the 2018 collection An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee, published by University of Kentucky Press, which we discuss in this episode. 

Empowered to Connect Podcast
Special MLK Day Throwback Episode: How We Got Here with Dr. Charles McKinney

Empowered to Connect Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 39:39


Today, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day, we felt it would be appropriate to bring back one of our favorite episodes, our episode with Dr. Charles McKinney from Season One. How did we get here? College Professor, Author and Civil Rights Historian Dr. Charles McKinney joins us to discuss the history of the civil rights struggle in America, being a black parent in 2020 and advice for transracial adoptive parents with their children of color. A word to our majority culture (white) listeners: as many have noted over the past few years, there is a deep need for listening and learning about the plight of our black and brown brothers and sisters. This conversation with Dr. McKinney is not the end all be all - rather a starting point for many of us as we journey together to bring healing and peace to our families, our communities and the systems that govern them. To connect further with our guest today, the brilliant Dr. Charles McKinney, find him on Twitter @CharlesWMcKinn2 and buy his books here! Love the podcast? Hate it? Let us know your thoughts on Facebook or Instagram!

Empowered to Connect Podcast
[E67] Special MLK Day Throwback Episode: How We Got Here with Dr. Charles McKinney [E2 Replay]

Empowered to Connect Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 39:39


Today, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day, we felt it would be appropriate to bring back one of our favorite episodes, our episode with Dr. Charles McKinney from Season One. How did we get here? College Professor, Author and Civil Rights Historian Dr. Charles McKinney joins us to discuss the history of the civil rights struggle in America, being a black parent in 2020 and advice for transracial adoptive parents with their children of color. A word to our majority culture (white) listeners: as many have noted over the past few years, there is a deep need for listening and learning about the plight of our black and brown brothers and sisters. This conversation with Dr. McKinney is not the end all be all - rather a starting point for many of us as we journey together to bring healing and peace to our families, our communities and the systems that govern them. To connect further with our guest today, the brilliant Dr. Charles McKinney, find him on Twitter @CharlesWMcKinn2 and buy his books here! Love the podcast? Hate it? Let us know your thoughts on Facebook or Instagram!

Hotel Bar Sessions
Whose History?

Hotel Bar Sessions

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 66:13


The HBS hosts sit down with Dr. Charles McKinney, Jr. to talk about whose history is (and isn't) being taught.Following on the heels of a recent and very contentious political debate over the teaching of Critical Race Theory in schools, we invited Dr. Charles McKinney, Jr. (Neville Frierson Bryan Chair of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of History at Rhodes College) to sit for a few rounds at the hotel bar as we explore the dynamics of power, liberation, and Truth as they play out in the teaching of history. Full episode notes available at this link. 

Straight White American Jesus
The Bad Faith War on Critical Race Theory

Straight White American Jesus

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 47:55


Brad speaks with Dr. Charles McKinney, a historian of the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Church in the South. Dr. McKinney puts the conservative war on Critical Race Theory in historical perspective, explaining how it works as a deflective strategy to demonize racial justice phenomena without directly demonizing Black people and other people of color. They finish by analyzing how White Christians have framed Rafael Warnock as neither a real Christian, nor a real American--the same tact used to castigate Martin Luther King Jr. and other Black Christian leaders before him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS
"Men Against Fire" (with special guest, Charles W. McKinney, Jr.)

BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONS

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 54:38


Dr. Charles McKinney joins Dr. J to talk about dehumanization techniques, the importance of race-conscious thinking, the dangerous logic of eugenics, whether an anti-racist technology is possible (or desirable), and "Men Against Fire."

Teaching Hard History: American Slavery
Teaching the Movement’s Most Iconic Figure – w/ Charles McKinney

Teaching Hard History: American Slavery

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 61:16


You cannot teach the civil rights movement without talking about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But it’s critical that students deconstruct the mythology surrounding the movement’s most iconic figure to learn about the man, not just the hero. The real Dr. King held beliefs that evolved over time. A complex man, he was part of a much larger movement—one that shaped him as much as he shaped it. Our new Spotify playlist has even more movement music inspired by this episode. For even more resources, check out the enhanced full transcript of this episode. For example...  These Birmingham News file photos from the 40s, 50s and 60s, recollect the explosive death and destruction at the hands of racists in ‘Bombingham.’  And the lesson “Birmingham 1963: Primary Documents” asks your students to interrogate historical documents with differing opinions about this conflict.(Grades 6-8, 9-12) New from Teaching Tolerance: Introduce your students to the history of Indigenous enslavement on land that is currently the United States with The Forgotten Slavery of our Ancestors (12 min)—along with Discussion Guide.

The Black Athlete
The Vote

The Black Athlete

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 59:47


In this episode, we chop it up with Dr. Charles McKinney of Rhodes College about the power and the limits of the vote. The good Doc breaks it down for our listeners and drops some gems about the importance of political education. We also take the opportunity to dish on Ice Cube and Black capitalism.

Empowered to Connect Podcast
How did we get here? America's racial history with Dr. Charles McKinney - Ep 2

Empowered to Connect Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 38:09


How did we get here? Civil Rights Historian Dr. Charles McKinney joins us to discuss the history of the civil rights struggle in America, being a black parent in 2020 and advice for transracial adoptive parents with their children of color. A word to our majority culture (white) listeners: as many have noted over the past few weeks, there is a deep need for listening and learning about the plight of our black and brown brothers and sisters. This conversation with Dr. McKinney is not the end all be all - rather it is a starting point for many of us as we journey together to bring healing and peace to our families, our communities and the systems that govern them. To connect further with our guest today, the brilliant Dr. Charles McKinney, find him on Twitter @CharlesWMcKinn2 and buy his books here! Love the podcast? Hate it? Let us know your thoughts on Facebook or Instagram!

Empowered to Connect Podcast
[E2] How did we get here? America's racial history with Dr. Charles McKinney

Empowered to Connect Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 38:09


How did we get here? Civil Rights Historian Dr. Charles McKinney joins us to discuss the history of the civil rights struggle in America, being a black parent in 2020 and advice for transracial adoptive parents with their children of color. A word to our majority culture (white) listeners: as many have noted over the past few weeks, there is a deep need for listening and learning about the plight of our black and brown brothers and sisters. This conversation with Dr. McKinney is not the end all be all - rather it is a starting point for many of us as we journey together to bring healing and peace to our families, our communities and the systems that govern them. To connect further with our guest today, the brilliant Dr. Charles McKinney, find him on Twitter @CharlesWMcKinn2 and buy his books here! Love the podcast? Hate it? Let us know your thoughts on Facebook or Instagram!

The Murder In My Family
Charles McKinney Jr

The Murder In My Family

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020 46:29


Charles McKinney Jr Episode 57 In February, 2014, 37 Year-Old Charles McKinney Jr was shot to death as he sat in his SUV in Irvington,NJ in what may have been a case of mistaken identity. The hard working father worked two jobs to support himself, and his young son. Sadly, Charles's second son was born just three months after the murder. Charles's murder devastated his family, and was just the the first tragedy that would strike them that year. Charles's sister, Tamela, discusses her brother's life, and tragic death.If you have information about the murder of Charles McKinney Jr, please contact Irvington, NJ police at 973-399-6600To learn more about Charle's case, visit his Facebook memorial page- https://www.facebook.com/In-Memory-of-Charles-Anthony-McKinney-Jr-717563874957965/Please support our sponsors;Audible- Visit Audible.com/Fam or text FAM to 500-500 Better Help-Visit Betterhelp.com/family and use code promo code Family to save 10% on your first month To support this show via a donation, you can do so via Patreon or PaypalPatreon- https://www.patreon.com/TheMurderInMyFamilyPaypal- https://www.paypal.me/themurderinmyfamilyTo learn more about the podcast visit Themurderinmyfamily.com

BOXTOROW HBCU Football Podcast
7/25/19 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Texas Southern

BOXTOROW HBCU Football Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019


New Texas Southern head football coach Charles McKinney talks with Donal Ware about his first college head coaching job and the new direction of the Tigers.

The 317 Experience
The 317 Experience Building Relationships in Your Career Ep. 20

The 317 Experience

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 6:45


Building Relationships in Your Career hosted Charles McKinney

New Books in History
Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney, "An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee" (UP of Kentucky, 2018)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 46:05


Most people will know that Memphis, Tennessee is where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968. That's too bad, because Memphis played an important role in the struggle for civil rights both before and after King was murdered.  Drs. Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney’s reclaim this history in their excellent edited volume An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee (University Press of Kentucky, 2018). Listen in. Adam McNeil is a PhD student in the Department of History at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in African American Studies
Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney, "An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee" (UP of Kentucky, 2018)

New Books in African American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 46:05


Most people will know that Memphis, Tennessee is where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968. That's too bad, because Memphis played an important role in the struggle for civil rights both before and after King was murdered.  Drs. Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney's reclaim this history in their excellent edited volume An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee (University Press of Kentucky, 2018). Listen in. Adam McNeil is a PhD student in the Department of History at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

New Books Network
Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney, "An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee" (UP of Kentucky, 2018)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 46:05


Most people will know that Memphis, Tennessee is where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968. That's too bad, because Memphis played an important role in the struggle for civil rights both before and after King was murdered.  Drs. Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney’s reclaim this history in their excellent edited volume An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee (University Press of Kentucky, 2018). Listen in. Adam McNeil is a PhD student in the Department of History at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in American Studies
Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney, "An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee" (UP of Kentucky, 2018)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 46:05


Most people will know that Memphis, Tennessee is where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968. That's too bad, because Memphis played an important role in the struggle for civil rights both before and after King was murdered.  Drs. Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney’s reclaim this history in their excellent edited volume An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee (University Press of Kentucky, 2018). Listen in. Adam McNeil is a PhD student in the Department of History at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My Peace Corps Story
Ep #021: Charles McKinney IV, Macedonia 2015-2017

My Peace Corps Story

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2017 38:59


It was hard for Charles McKinney not to stick out when he served as a person of color in the predominantly Caucasian country of Macedonia. Learn how this impacted and shaped his Peace Corps service. [...] The post Ep #021: Charles McKinney IV, Macedonia 2015-2017 appeared first on My Peace Corps Story.

New Books in History
Charles McKinney, Jr., “Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina” (UPA, 2010)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2011 66:46


When I was an undergraduate, I noticed that there were certain books that seemed to be unavoidable (at least at my liberal arts college). They were assigned in many classes, and they were discussed in many others. Reading them seemed to be a secret requirement for graduation. These “liberal-arts essentials” included Plato’s Republic, Rousseau’s Social Contract, Lockes’ Two Treatises on Government (especially the second), Kant’s Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics, Marx and Engels’ The Communist Manifesto, Freud’s Civilization and its Discontents, and John Bergers’ Ways of Seeing. Another was William Sheridan Allen’s The Nazi Seizure of Power: The Experience of a Single German Town, 1922-1945 (Quadrangle Books, 1965). It explained the rise of National Socialism in a new and revealing way: from the bottom up. In Sheridan Allen’s story, the local politicians, shopkeepers, and housewives of Northeim (Hanover) moved to the fore, while Hitler, Goering, and Goebbels remained in the background. Here the locals “made history,” and they did so ways that we would all recognize from our own local communities. Charles McKinney, Jr has written a similar book, though one with a much happier ending. Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina (UPA, 2010) tells the tale of how one small city in the South negotiated the rough transition from Jim Crow to Civil Rights and beyond. In McKinney’s telling, the people of Wilson (North Carolina) make history; Martin Luther King, et al. remain off stage. These common folks–both Black and White–discuss, argue, protest, sue, threaten, fight, organize, lobby, and vote their way to a “greater freedom” over the course of many decades. In the pages of McKinney’s fine book, we see how Civil Rights actually happened “on the ground.” I hope it becomes required reading as Sheridan Allen’s book once was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in African American Studies
Charles McKinney, Jr., “Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina” (UPA, 2010)

New Books in African American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2011 66:46


When I was an undergraduate, I noticed that there were certain books that seemed to be unavoidable (at least at my liberal arts college). They were assigned in many classes, and they were discussed in many others. Reading them seemed to be a secret requirement for graduation. These “liberal-arts essentials” included Plato's Republic, Rousseau's Social Contract, Lockes' Two Treatises on Government (especially the second), Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics, Marx and Engels' The Communist Manifesto, Freud's Civilization and its Discontents, and John Bergers' Ways of Seeing. Another was William Sheridan Allen's The Nazi Seizure of Power: The Experience of a Single German Town, 1922-1945 (Quadrangle Books, 1965). It explained the rise of National Socialism in a new and revealing way: from the bottom up. In Sheridan Allen's story, the local politicians, shopkeepers, and housewives of Northeim (Hanover) moved to the fore, while Hitler, Goering, and Goebbels remained in the background. Here the locals “made history,” and they did so ways that we would all recognize from our own local communities. Charles McKinney, Jr has written a similar book, though one with a much happier ending. Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina (UPA, 2010) tells the tale of how one small city in the South negotiated the rough transition from Jim Crow to Civil Rights and beyond. In McKinney's telling, the people of Wilson (North Carolina) make history; Martin Luther King, et al. remain off stage. These common folks–both Black and White–discuss, argue, protest, sue, threaten, fight, organize, lobby, and vote their way to a “greater freedom” over the course of many decades. In the pages of McKinney's fine book, we see how Civil Rights actually happened “on the ground.” I hope it becomes required reading as Sheridan Allen's book once was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

New Books Network
Charles McKinney, Jr., “Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina” (UPA, 2010)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2011 66:46


When I was an undergraduate, I noticed that there were certain books that seemed to be unavoidable (at least at my liberal arts college). They were assigned in many classes, and they were discussed in many others. Reading them seemed to be a secret requirement for graduation. These “liberal-arts essentials” included Plato’s Republic, Rousseau’s Social Contract, Lockes’ Two Treatises on Government (especially the second), Kant’s Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics, Marx and Engels’ The Communist Manifesto, Freud’s Civilization and its Discontents, and John Bergers’ Ways of Seeing. Another was William Sheridan Allen’s The Nazi Seizure of Power: The Experience of a Single German Town, 1922-1945 (Quadrangle Books, 1965). It explained the rise of National Socialism in a new and revealing way: from the bottom up. In Sheridan Allen’s story, the local politicians, shopkeepers, and housewives of Northeim (Hanover) moved to the fore, while Hitler, Goering, and Goebbels remained in the background. Here the locals “made history,” and they did so ways that we would all recognize from our own local communities. Charles McKinney, Jr has written a similar book, though one with a much happier ending. Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina (UPA, 2010) tells the tale of how one small city in the South negotiated the rough transition from Jim Crow to Civil Rights and beyond. In McKinney’s telling, the people of Wilson (North Carolina) make history; Martin Luther King, et al. remain off stage. These common folks–both Black and White–discuss, argue, protest, sue, threaten, fight, organize, lobby, and vote their way to a “greater freedom” over the course of many decades. In the pages of McKinney’s fine book, we see how Civil Rights actually happened “on the ground.” I hope it becomes required reading as Sheridan Allen’s book once was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in American Studies
Charles McKinney, Jr., “Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina” (UPA, 2010)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2011 66:46


When I was an undergraduate, I noticed that there were certain books that seemed to be unavoidable (at least at my liberal arts college). They were assigned in many classes, and they were discussed in many others. Reading them seemed to be a secret requirement for graduation. These “liberal-arts essentials” included Plato’s Republic, Rousseau’s Social Contract, Lockes’ Two Treatises on Government (especially the second), Kant’s Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics, Marx and Engels’ The Communist Manifesto, Freud’s Civilization and its Discontents, and John Bergers’ Ways of Seeing. Another was William Sheridan Allen’s The Nazi Seizure of Power: The Experience of a Single German Town, 1922-1945 (Quadrangle Books, 1965). It explained the rise of National Socialism in a new and revealing way: from the bottom up. In Sheridan Allen’s story, the local politicians, shopkeepers, and housewives of Northeim (Hanover) moved to the fore, while Hitler, Goering, and Goebbels remained in the background. Here the locals “made history,” and they did so ways that we would all recognize from our own local communities. Charles McKinney, Jr has written a similar book, though one with a much happier ending. Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina (UPA, 2010) tells the tale of how one small city in the South negotiated the rough transition from Jim Crow to Civil Rights and beyond. In McKinney’s telling, the people of Wilson (North Carolina) make history; Martin Luther King, et al. remain off stage. These common folks–both Black and White–discuss, argue, protest, sue, threaten, fight, organize, lobby, and vote their way to a “greater freedom” over the course of many decades. In the pages of McKinney’s fine book, we see how Civil Rights actually happened “on the ground.” I hope it becomes required reading as Sheridan Allen’s book once was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Permanent Record
Episode 23: Dr. Charles McKinney

The Permanent Record

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 35:48


During the recent commemoration of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the community in which he was sacrificed offered symposia, galas, and more than a few bus wraps as reminders of his work and legacy. In our opinion, a few voices rose above the cacophony. Dr. Charles McKinney was one of those voices; he is an Associate Prof of History and Director of Africana Studies at Rhodes College. Prof. McKinney was kind enough to spend a precious few minutes with us during that very busy month. Among a few other things, he reminded us that Dr. King spoke equally about love, power and justice, but all too often we ignore the power and the justice and focus on the love. Unfortunately, this dishonest treatment of Dr. King's message informed how we marked his tragic death. In this interview, Professor McKinney vividly reminds us that, 50 years later, things are not alright.