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In the middle of the twentieth century, in South Africa, Nelson Mandela organized a group of revolutionary freedom fighters to openly denounce the racist apartheid regime. Mandela and MK (Umkhonto we Sizwe) embarked on a dangerous, but revolutionary campaign of sabotage that fueled the burgeoning global anti-apartheid struggle.  In Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries (Ohio University Press, 2022) Paul Landau explores the pivotal years that led up to the Rivonia trial in which Mandela was given a life sentence in prison while many of his comrades were either killed, imprisoned or exiled. Landau does this by exploring Mandela's leadership role in MK as well as by highlighting the motives and actions of the people around him. Landau complicates the whitewashed “grandpa” figure so many of us have come to know Mandela to be. He gives us a detailed glimpse into the mind of the revolutionary and oftentimes violent Nelson Mandela that we so anxiously want to know. Robrecus Toles is a Ph.D. student in the Department of History at The University of Mississippi. His research focuses on The Council of Federated Organizations and the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi between the years 1961-1965. He lives in Mississippi with his wife and three kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In the middle of the twentieth century, in South Africa, Nelson Mandela organized a group of revolutionary freedom fighters to openly denounce the racist apartheid regime. Mandela and MK (Umkhonto we Sizwe) embarked on a dangerous, but revolutionary campaign of sabotage that fueled the burgeoning global anti-apartheid struggle.  In Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries (Ohio University Press, 2022) Paul Landau explores the pivotal years that led up to the Rivonia trial in which Mandela was given a life sentence in prison while many of his comrades were either killed, imprisoned or exiled. Landau does this by exploring Mandela's leadership role in MK as well as by highlighting the motives and actions of the people around him. Landau complicates the whitewashed “grandpa” figure so many of us have come to know Mandela to be. He gives us a detailed glimpse into the mind of the revolutionary and oftentimes violent Nelson Mandela that we so anxiously want to know. Robrecus Toles is a Ph.D. student in the Department of History at The University of Mississippi. His research focuses on The Council of Federated Organizations and the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi between the years 1961-1965. He lives in Mississippi with his wife and three kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In the middle of the twentieth century, in South Africa, Nelson Mandela organized a group of revolutionary freedom fighters to openly denounce the racist apartheid regime. Mandela and MK (Umkhonto we Sizwe) embarked on a dangerous, but revolutionary campaign of sabotage that fueled the burgeoning global anti-apartheid struggle.  In Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries (Ohio University Press, 2022) Paul Landau explores the pivotal years that led up to the Rivonia trial in which Mandela was given a life sentence in prison while many of his comrades were either killed, imprisoned or exiled. Landau does this by exploring Mandela's leadership role in MK as well as by highlighting the motives and actions of the people around him. Landau complicates the whitewashed “grandpa” figure so many of us have come to know Mandela to be. He gives us a detailed glimpse into the mind of the revolutionary and oftentimes violent Nelson Mandela that we so anxiously want to know. Robrecus Toles is a Ph.D. student in the Department of History at The University of Mississippi. His research focuses on The Council of Federated Organizations and the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi between the years 1961-1965. He lives in Mississippi with his wife and three kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

In the middle of the twentieth century, in South Africa, Nelson Mandela organized a group of revolutionary freedom fighters to openly denounce the racist apartheid regime. Mandela and MK (Umkhonto we Sizwe) embarked on a dangerous, but revolutionary campaign of sabotage that fueled the burgeoning global anti-apartheid struggle.  In Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries (Ohio University Press, 2022) Paul Landau explores the pivotal years that led up to the Rivonia trial in which Mandela was given a life sentence in prison while many of his comrades were either killed, imprisoned or exiled. Landau does this by exploring Mandela's leadership role in MK as well as by highlighting the motives and actions of the people around him. Landau complicates the whitewashed “grandpa” figure so many of us have come to know Mandela to be. He gives us a detailed glimpse into the mind of the revolutionary and oftentimes violent Nelson Mandela that we so anxiously want to know. Robrecus Toles is a Ph.D. student in the Department of History at The University of Mississippi. His research focuses on The Council of Federated Organizations and the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi between the years 1961-1965. He lives in Mississippi with his wife and three kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

In the middle of the twentieth century, in South Africa, Nelson Mandela organized a group of revolutionary freedom fighters to openly denounce the racist apartheid regime. Mandela and MK (Umkhonto we Sizwe) embarked on a dangerous, but revolutionary campaign of sabotage that fueled the burgeoning global anti-apartheid struggle.  In Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries (Ohio University Press, 2022) Paul Landau explores the pivotal years that led up to the Rivonia trial in which Mandela was given a life sentence in prison while many of his comrades were either killed, imprisoned or exiled. Landau does this by exploring Mandela's leadership role in MK as well as by highlighting the motives and actions of the people around him. Landau complicates the whitewashed “grandpa” figure so many of us have come to know Mandela to be. He gives us a detailed glimpse into the mind of the revolutionary and oftentimes violent Nelson Mandela that we so anxiously want to know. Robrecus Toles is a Ph.D. student in the Department of History at The University of Mississippi. His research focuses on The Council of Federated Organizations and the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi between the years 1961-1965. He lives in Mississippi with his wife and three kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

In the middle of the twentieth century, in South Africa, Nelson Mandela organized a group of revolutionary freedom fighters to openly denounce the racist apartheid regime. Mandela and MK (Umkhonto we Sizwe) embarked on a dangerous, but revolutionary campaign of sabotage that fueled the burgeoning global anti-apartheid struggle.  In Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries (Ohio University Press, 2022) Paul Landau explores the pivotal years that led up to the Rivonia trial in which Mandela was given a life sentence in prison while many of his comrades were either killed, imprisoned or exiled. Landau does this by exploring Mandela's leadership role in MK as well as by highlighting the motives and actions of the people around him. Landau complicates the whitewashed “grandpa” figure so many of us have come to know Mandela to be. He gives us a detailed glimpse into the mind of the revolutionary and oftentimes violent Nelson Mandela that we so anxiously want to know. Robrecus Toles is a Ph.D. student in the Department of History at The University of Mississippi. His research focuses on The Council of Federated Organizations and the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi between the years 1961-1965. He lives in Mississippi with his wife and three kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

On Sunday, July 25, 2021, the world lost one of the greatest icons of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement: Bob Moses. Bob passed away at the age of 86 at his home in Hollywood, Florida. Today, we pay homage to his life and legacy as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the Algebra Project. In 1960, Bob became field secretary for SNCC and later director of the SNCC's Mississippi Project in 1961. He traveled to Pike County and Amite County to try to register Black voters with other local community leaders. Bob experienced constant violence and intimidation, and was beaten and arrested in Amite County. He was one of the first Black people in the area to legally challenge white violence, and filed assault charges against his attacker. Today's guests are David Dennis, Martha Prescod Noonan and Dr. Gerald Horne. David J. Dennis is a civil rights activist active in the movement since the 1960s. He grew up in the segregated area of Omega, Louisiana, and worked as co-director of the Council of Federated Organizations as director of Mississippi's Congress of Racial Equality, and as one of the organizers of the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964. David worked closely with both Bob Moses and Medgar Evers, as well as members of SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Martha Prescod Noonan is a community organizer, activist, homemaker, and teacher of history, including the Civil Rights Movement. Martha grew up in Rhode Island and attended the University of Michigan. She was a fundraiser and a field secretary for SNCC and worked with Bob Moses. She is one of the editors of a book about SNCC womens experiences in the movement, titled "Hands On The Freedom Plow." Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History & African-American Studies at the University of Houston, has written more than 30 books. His most recently published book is "The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering and the Political Economy of Boxing." He is also the author of "The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century."

On Sunday, July 25, 2021, the world lost one of the greatest icons of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement: Bob Moses. Bob passed away at the age of 86 at his home in Hollywood, Florida. Today, we pay homage to his life and legacy as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the Algebra Project. In 1960, Bob became field secretary for SNCC and later director of the SNCC's Mississippi Project in 1961. He traveled to Pike County and Amite County to try to register Black voters with other local community leaders. Bob experienced constant violence and intimidation, and was beaten and arrested in Amite County. He was one of the first Black people in the area to legally challenge white violence, and filed assault charges against his attacker. Today's guests are David Dennis, Martha Prescod Noonan and Dr. Gerald Horne. David J. Dennis is a civil rights activist active in the movement since the 1960s. He grew up in the segregated area of Omega, Louisiana, and worked as co-director of the Council of Federated Organizations as director of Mississippi's Congress of Racial Equality, and as one of the organizers of the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964. David worked closely with both Bob Moses and Medgar Evers, as well as members of SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Martha Prescod Noonan is a community organizer, activist, homemaker, and teacher of history, including the Civil Rights Movement. Martha grew up in Rhode Island and attended the University of Michigan. She was a fundraiser and a field secretary for SNCC and worked with Bob Moses. She is one of the editors of a book about SNCC womens experiences in the movement, titled "Hands On The Freedom Plow." Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History & African-American Studies at the University of Houston, has written more than 30 books. His most recently published book is "The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering and the Political Economy of Boxing." He is also the author of "The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century."

On Sunday, July 25, 2021, the world lost one of the greatest icons of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement: Bob Moses. Bob passed away at the age of 86 at his home in Hollywood, Florida. Today, we pay homage to his life and legacy as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the Algebra Project. In 1960, Bob became field secretary for SNCC and later director of the SNCC's Mississippi Project in 1961. He traveled to Pike County and Amite County to try to register Black voters with other local community leaders. Bob experienced constant violence and intimidation, and was beaten and arrested in Amite County. He was one of the first Black people in the area to legally challenge white violence, and filed assault charges against his attacker. Today's guests are David Dennis, Martha Prescod Noonan and Dr. Gerald Horne. David J. Dennis is a civil rights activist active in the movement since the 1960s. He grew up in the segregated area of Omega, Louisiana, and worked as co-director of the Council of Federated Organizations as director of Mississippi's Congress of Racial Equality, and as one of the organizers of the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964. David worked closely with both Bob Moses and Medgar Evers, as well as members of SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Martha Prescod Noonan is a community organizer, activist, homemaker, and teacher of history, including the Civil Rights Movement. Martha grew up in Rhode Island and attended the University of Michigan. She was a fundraiser and a field secretary for SNCC and worked with Bob Moses. She is one of the editors of a book about SNCC womens experiences in the movement, titled "Hands On The Freedom Plow." Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History & African-American Studies at the University of Houston, has written more than 30 books. His most recently published book is "The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering and the Political Economy of Boxing." He is also the author of "The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century."

On Sunday, July 25, 2021, the world lost one of the greatest icons of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement: Bob Moses. Bob passed away at the age of 86 at his home in Hollywood, Florida. Today, we pay homage to his life and legacy as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the Algebra Project. In 1960, Bob became field secretary for SNCC and later director of the SNCC's Mississippi Project in 1961. He traveled to Pike County and Amite County to try to register Black voters with other local community leaders. Bob experienced constant violence and intimidation, and was beaten and arrested in Amite County. He was one of the first Black people in the area to legally challenge white violence, and filed assault charges against his attacker. Today's guests are David Dennis, Martha Prescod Noonan and Dr. Gerald Horne. David J. Dennis is a civil rights activist active in the movement since the 1960s. He grew up in the segregated area of Omega, Louisiana, and worked as co-director of the Council of Federated Organizations as director of Mississippi's Congress of Racial Equality, and as one of the organizers of the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964. David worked closely with both Bob Moses and Medgar Evers, as well as members of SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Martha Prescod Noonan is a community organizer, activist, homemaker, and teacher of history, including the Civil Rights Movement. Martha grew up in Rhode Island and attended the University of Michigan. She was a fundraiser and a field secretary for SNCC and worked with Bob Moses. She is one of the editors of a book about SNCC womens experiences in the movement, titled "Hands On The Freedom Plow." Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History & African-American Studies at the University of Houston, has written more than 30 books. His most recently published book is "The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering and the Political Economy of Boxing." He is also the author of "The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century."

After the health department's scheduled vaccinations abruptly reached capacity, residents seek answers from officials about when the next shipment of doses will be available.Then, with FBI warnings of protests beginning this weekend throughout the nation, we examine Mississippi's preparations.Plus, 60 years after the first Freedom Rides, we reflect with a civil rights veteran who was arrested in Jackson and sent to Parchman.Segment 1:Mississippians are expressing frustration after surging demand filled all the state's drive-thru coronavirus vaccination appointments earlier this week. After Governor Tate Reeves announced the state would deviate from CDC guidelines and extend vaccine eligibility to all residents 65 and older as well as all residents 18 and over with underlying health conditions, thousands of residents overwhelmed the department of health's scheduling apparatus - causing long call waits and website delays. Preston Cantner of Grenada was trying to schedule an appointment for himself and his 85-year-old uncle. He tells our Kobee Vance the experience has left him frustrated.Officials say the demand and fulfillment of the current allocation will lead to continued allocations from the federal government in the coming weeks. But, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says the change in the distribution plan is revealing an imbalance in access that is detrimental to the under-resourced.Segment 2:Mississippi law enforcement is on high alert to prepare for possible armed protests at state capitol buildings in the days leading up to the the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20. This week, the FBI issued warnings as more information was gathered following the violent insurrection last Wednesday. Sean Tindell is the Department of Public Safety Commissioner. He tells our Kobee Vance he is coordinating with partners at all levels to ensure any activity remains peaceful and safe.Segment 3:A civil rights veteran who has worked and fought for 60 years, David Dennis was one of the original Freedom Riders who rode from Montgomery to Jackson in 1961. He was arrested and sent to Parchman the moment he stepped off the bus in Mississippi's capital city. He would later to go on to serve as field secretary for the Congress of Racial Equality and co-director of the Council of Federated Organizations. He also helped organize Freedom Summer in 1964. Today, he will keynote the Margaret Walker Center's virtual 53rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Convocation at 10:00 a.m. Dennis joined us earlier this week to reflect on the events that led to his ride into Jackson, and how he view the recent surge of protests in the fight against racial injustice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Council of Federated Organizations or COFO, was organized in 1961, to promote voter registration in Mississippi.   In this episode, Benton County, Mississippi native Ernestine Scott recalls joining the group as a teenager. She also remembers one civil rights worker arrested for attending a basketball game. Prior to the Voting Rights Act, election officials used reading comprehension tests to prevent blacks from registering to vote. Ernestine Scott describes how they worked to prepare for the test.

Beryl Benbow hosts this podcast as an introduction and announcement for the May 7th Charley Horwitz Memorial Platform at Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture.The main thrust of the program, however, would be the conversation between two scholars of W.E.B. Du Bois: Dr. John Flateau, DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy, and Professor Aldon Morris, from Northwestern University.The Charley Horwitz Memorial Platform is held to honor the life and work of a devoted community organizer, civil rights’ activist, labor lawyer and international humanitarian. Charley Horwitz moved to Mississippi from Chicago in 1964 to work for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Council of Federated Organizations and the Delta Ministry of the National Council of Churches. He was President of the Board of Trustees at Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture and Chair of its Ethical Action Committee. Charley also served on the Executive Committee of Brooklyn for Peace and initiated the Israel/Palestine Committee after he and several SNCC organizers visited the Palestine occupied territories in Gaza in 2005.Haitian KermesseFeaturing arts, crafts, food vendors, musicians and entertainers, the Kermesse will include Haitian organizations like Fonkoze US, Neges Foundation and GreenHaiti. Musicians and entertainers sourced through the Haiti Cultural Exchange.Greenhaiti is honored to share the progressive vision of Charley Horwitz. We support the advancement of Haitian farmers' right to determine their future through making Haiti greener and its environment healthier. Over the past 25 years, Haiti and its people have endured catastrophic man-made and natural disasters that have devastated its people and the land. Greenhaiti's vision is to build a Greener Haiti while we invest and advance the health of its people for a brighter, sustainable future.Neges FoundationFrom 1994-2000, the Brooklyn Society For Ethical Culture's Haiti Projects in Partnership was a program of BSEC's Ethical Action Committee. Our primary partner in Haiti, Fonkoze Microfinance Bank, grew from one priest and Haiti's Leogane Province's Peasant Association of Fondwa's.

Beryl Benbow hosts this podcast as an introduction and announcement for the May 7th Charley Horwitz Memorial Platform at Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture.The main thrust of the program, however, would be the conversation between two scholars of W.E.B. Du Bois: Dr. John Flateau, DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy, and Professor Aldon Morris, from Northwestern University.The Charley Horwitz Memorial Platform is held to honor the life and work of a devoted community organizer, civil rights’ activist, labor lawyer and international humanitarian. Charley Horwitz moved to Mississippi from Chicago in 1964 to work for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Council of Federated Organizations and the Delta Ministry of the National Council of Churches. He was President of the Board of Trustees at Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture and Chair of its Ethical Action Committee. Charley also served on the Executive Committee of Brooklyn for Peace and initiated the Israel/Palestine Committee after he and several SNCC organizers visited the Palestine occupied territories in Gaza in 2005. Haitian KermesseFeaturing arts, crafts, food vendors, musicians and entertainers, the Kermesse will include Haitian organizations like Fonkoze US, Neges Foundation and GreenHaiti. Musicians and entertainers sourced through the Haiti Cultural Exchange. Greenhaiti is honored to share the progressive vision of Charley Horwitz. We support the advancement of Haitian farmers' right to determine their future through making Haiti greener and its environment healthier. Over the past 25 years, Haiti and its people have endured catastrophic man-made and natural disasters that have devastated its people and the land. Greenhaiti's vision is to build a Greener Haiti while we invest and advance the health of its people for a brighter, sustainable future. Neges FoundationFrom 1994-2000, the Brooklyn Society For Ethical Culture's Haiti Projects in Partnership was a program of BSEC's Ethical Action Committee. Our primary partner in Haiti, Fonkoze Microfinance Bank, grew from one priest and Haiti's Leogane Province's Peasant Association of Fondwa's.

                    In this lecture, James Farmer discusses the summer of 1964, Freedom Summer, when many excited, college student volunteers went down to Mississippi to help push voter registration and voter education. With the combined efforts of SNCC, CORE, SCLC, and NAACP, the Council of Federated Organizations was born to promote the civil rights effort. In addition, [...]