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Daryl Davis: KKKrossing the divide: A Black man talks with white supremacists
Daryl Davis: KKKrossing the divide: A Black man talks with white supremacists
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jun 4, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Communities of color face visible threats. The recent murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a young Black jogger in Georgia, and the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, reverberated across the country, sparking an outpouring a pain and rage.
These cases of racial violence and bias were only the latest on a very long list of attacks and murders of African-American men and women.
At this profoundly painful time, we speak with musician and bandleader, Daryl Davis, a Black man who has spent the past 35 years on a remarkable quest: speaking with, and at times befriending, members of white supremacist groups. He has helped more than 200 KKK members to renounce their racist ideology.
"We have to ask ourselves the question: do I want to sit back and see what my country becomes, or do I want to stand up and make my country become what I want to see," Daryl tells us. "I've chosen the latter. And so you have to get into the thick of it."
These cases of racial violence and bias were only the latest on a very long list of attacks and murders of African-American men and women.
At this profoundly painful time, we speak with musician and bandleader, Daryl Davis, a Black man who has spent the past 35 years on a remarkable quest: speaking with, and at times befriending, members of white supremacist groups. He has helped more than 200 KKK members to renounce their racist ideology.
"We have to ask ourselves the question: do I want to sit back and see what my country becomes, or do I want to stand up and make my country become what I want to see," Daryl tells us. "I've chosen the latter. And so you have to get into the thick of it."
Released:
Jun 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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