How does this shape our understanding of the struggle’s leadership, goals, strategies, tactics, and guiding philosophies, and white opposition?
As Hasan Jeffries outlines in his article for this week, a King-centric perspective overemphasizes mass events like the March on Washington and overlooks the importance of grass-roots organizing. It also misrepresents the movement’s goals as seeking colorblindness. What are some examples of popular culture (memes, cartoons, movies, songs, social media posts, etc) getting this period in history wrong or right? How does this shape our understanding of the struggle’s leadership, goals, strategies, tactics, and guiding philosophies, and white opposition? Pick a popular culture item like a meme you’ve seen on social media and unpack the version of history it is trying to present and assess its accuracy. Is this a helpful or harmful conveyance of history? If you’re discussing an image, include the image or a link to it.
