Christopher Strain's guest appearances

Christopher Strain

Teaching Hard History

Liz Kleinrock

Jim Crow

Courtland Cox

Dom Flemons

Hakeem Jeffries

Charles McKinney

Deirdre Cooper Owens

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

Paul Finkelman

Edward E. Baptist

Kate Shuster

Marian Dingle

Bria Wright

Marvin Reed

Alice Mitchell

OwlTail

Wesley Hogan

Akinyele Umoja

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. Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd. For more movement music inspired by this episode, visit this new Spotify playlist. And check out the enhanced full transcript of this episode.

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. Educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei4YvCNb5ZLhO1T437gDNyIoUpGcYFJJIuSYkLrZaToTmFTg/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=5:+Nonviolence+and+Self-Defense" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>. For more movement music inspired by this episode, visit this <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/56OZ4vAI0roHrLWJtsVnDK?si=Q1WO33CuRIq9LR4_XJPL1A" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">new Spotify playlist</a>. And check out the <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/teaching-hard-history/nonviolence-and-self-defense" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">enhanced full transcript</a> of this episode.

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