This Institute for Common Power foundational course traces the arc of what we can call “Lost Cause Politics” from the post-Civil War Confederate South through the 1950s-60s Massive Resistance to Civil Rights to today’s MAGA Big Lie about the 2020 Election.
There is a clear throughline of white victimhood and racism, voter intimidation and repression, and profound political struggle. It has defined us and continues to influence us. What can we learn from previous eras and how do we apply it to our work toward a multi-racial democracy? This course sets the table for the 2024 elections, which will include the most chaotic, dangerous, and unpredictable presidential campaign in modern American history
Speaker: David Domke
January 2, 2024 at 5pm PST: "Lost Cause: The Founding"
January 9, 2024 at 5pm PST: "Civil Rights and Massive Resistance"
January 16, 2024 at 5pm PST: "The Big Lie"