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# "Continue to build union between movements stretching across the globe because we must put away our willingness to profit from the exploitation of others. —John Lewis (1940-2020)



_Historical research has shown that the idea of "race" has always

carried more meanings than mere physical differences; indeed,

physical variations in the human species have no meaning except the

social ones that humans put on them. Today scholars in many fields

argue that "race" as it is understood in the United States of

America was a social mechanism invented during the 18th century to

refer to those populations brought together in colonial America: the

English and other European settlers, the conquered Indian peoples,

and those peoples of Africa brought in to provide slave labor._



—[American Anthropological Association](americananthro-1998-race.md)

17 May 1998



_It was freedom fighter Angela Y. Davis who said, “In a racist society

it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” And, there

are important differences between non-racism and anti-racism. To be

non-racist is to simply abstain from participation in racist beliefs

or actions. It is the decision not to participate in racist ideas

about others. That’s it. It has no social component. No manifestation

within one’s social networks. It’s a laissez-faire political attitude

on race that might prevent further harm, but does nothing to repair

existing damage._



_To be anti-racist is to actively work toward the eradication of racism

wherever it exists. Anti-racism requires intention and

disruption. Anti-racist work is not done quietly nor is it performed

only once. Anti-racist work is more than Facebook posts and Twitter

threads. Being anti-racist is about putting one’s self at personal

risk so that the risk for Black people is reduced._



—[Jenn M. Jackson](difference-between-non-racist-and-anti-racist.md)

11 May 2020



_Racism is litigated over and over again when another video depicting

another atrocity comes to light. Black people share the truth of their

lives, and white people treat those truths as intellectual exercises._



_They put energy into being outraged about the name "Karen," as

shorthand for entitled white women rather than doing the difficult,

self-reflective work of examining their own prejudices. They speculate

about what murdered black people might have done that we don't know

about to beget their fates, as if alleged crimes are punishable by

death without a trial by jury. They demand perfection as the price for

black existence while harboring no such standards for anyone else._



_Some white people act as if there are two sides to racism, as if

racists are people we need to reason with. They fret over the

destruction of property and want everyone to just get along. They

struggle to understand why black people are rioting but offer no

alternatives about what a people should do about a lifetime of rage,

disempowerment and injustice._



—[Roxane Gay](no-one-is-coming-to-save-us.md) 30 May 2020



_You must also study and learn the lessons of history because humanity

has been involved in this soul-wrenching, existential struggle for a

very long time. People on every continent have stood in your shoes,

through decades and centuries before you. The truth does not change,

and that is why the answers worked out long ago can help you find

solutions to the challenges of our time. Continue to build union

between movements stretching across the globe because we must put away

our willingness to profit from the exploitation of others._



—[John Lewis](lewis-2020-redeem.md) 30 July 2020



### Begin here



* ["State of Emergency Speech"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jzku_jx5DQ) by Tamika Mallory

* [Talking About Race](https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race)

* [How To Be Antiracist](https://www.aspenideas.org/sessions/how-to-be-an-antiracist)

* [Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation](lewis-2020-redeem.md)



### Reverse chronology



Mar 2021



* 18 March 2021: [Senator Raphael Warnock gives first speech in the Senate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSEBAa17xsQ)



July 2020



* 26 July 2020: [**John Lewis** carried by a horse-drawn caisson over Edmund Pettus bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lewis_(civil_rights_]leader))

* 22 July 2020: [Portland **mayor tear-gassed** speaking to proteters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Portland,_Oregon)

* 19 July 2020: [Trump says Portland **federal seige** will end when local authorities cooperate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Portland,_Oregon#Federal)

* 19 July 2020: [**Seattle** protestors rise up against federal involvement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Seattle)

* 13 July 2020: [Washington **Redskins** announce retirement of name and logo](https://www.washingtonfootball.com/news/washington-redskins-retiring-name-logo-following-review)

* 4 July 2020: Trump [threatens protesters](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-south-dakotas-2020-mount-rushmore-fireworks-celebration-keystone-south-dakota/) from the Black Hills for fourth of July

* 3 July 2020: [15-26M Americans have protested in now the **largest protest** in US history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests)

* 1 July 2020: [Trump deploys **federal forces** to several U.S. cities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_deployment_of_federal_forces_in_the_United_States)



June 2020



* 30 June 2020: By this date, [30 people had **died in protests** and over 14,000 **arrested**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_and_controversies_during_the_George_Floyd_protests)

* 26 June 2020: [Trumps orders **federal troops** to protect federal monuments in the states](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-07-02/pdf/2020-14509.pdf)

* 19 June 2020: [Statues of **Junípero Serra** toppled by protestors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monuments_and_memorials_removed_during_the_George_Floyd_protests#Genocide_of_indigenous_peoples)

* 10 June 2020: [Corporations change some **consumer products**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_changes_made_due_to_the_George_Floyd_protests#Products)

* 9 June 2020: By this date, [30 states had deployed 32,000 **National Guard troops**]()

* 9 June 2020: [Statues of Christopher **Columbus** toppled by protestors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monuments_and_memorials_removed_during_the_George_Floyd_protests#Christopher_Columbus)

* 8 June 2020: [38% rise in the **stock market**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests#Economic_impact)

* 5 June 2020: [Far-right **counter-protesters** become visibly active](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/boogaloo-boys-george-floyd-protests-black-lives-matter-1010117/)

* 5 June 2020: [U.S. Military begins to ban display of **Confederate Flags**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_changes_made_due_to_the_George_Floyd_protests#Prohibition_of_Confederate_flag_emblems)

* 4 June 2020: [1.7 miles of **fencing** added around the White House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests#Activation_of_non-local_forces)

* 3 June 2020: [200 U.S. cities impose **curfews**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_in_the_United_States)

* 1 June 2020: [Some states begin banning police **chokeholds**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_police_reforms_related_to_the_George_Floyd_protests)

* 1 June 2020: [Some states begin removing **Confederate Flags**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_changes_made_due_to_the_George_Floyd_protests#Removal_of_physical_flags)

* 1 June 2020: [Limited state and federal **police reforms** proposed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_police_reforms_related_to_the_George_Floyd_protests)

* 1 June 2020: [Trump orders **attack on protesters** for church photo-op](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_photo_op_at_St._John%27s_Church)



May 2020



* 29 May 2020: [Trump tweets **"when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!"**](https://web.archive.org/web/20200529062744/https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1266231100780744704)

* 26 May 2020: [National and international **protests begin**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_George_Floyd_protests)

* 25 May 2020: [**George Floyd killed by police in Minneapolis** over a $20 bill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_George_Floyd)



Early 2020



* 26 March 2020: [US overtakes China and Italy with most **COVID-19** cases](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019)

* 20 February 2020: [**Stock Market** Crash of 2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_stock_market_crash)



Leading up to 2020



* [Facebook reaches 2.3B active users](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook) (2018)

* [Smartphones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone) (2007-)

* [September 11 Attacks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks) (2001)

* [World Wide Web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web) (1991-)

* [Personal Computer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer) (1974-)

* [Jim Crow laws overruled](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws) (1965)

* [Indian Relocation Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Relocation_Act_of_1956) (1956)

* [Vietnam War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_war) (1955-75)

* [Civil Rights Movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement) (1954-68)

* [Cold War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War) (1947-1991)

* [First Transcontinental Flight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_flight) (1923)

* [World War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_war) (1914-45)

* [First Transcontinental Railroad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad) (1869)

* [American Civil War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War) (1861-65)

* [First Transcontinental Telegraph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_transcontinental_telegraph) (1861)

* [Indian Removal Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Removal_Act) (1830-41)

* [Slavery in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States) (1789-1865)

* [Constitution of the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States) (1787-)

* [Declaration of Independence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence) (1776)

* [American Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution) (1775-83)

* [First enslaved Africans arrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_1619_Project) (1619)

* [Native American Genocide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide_of_indigenous_peoples#Native_American_Genocide) (1492-)

* [Pre-Columbian Settlement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology_of_the_Americas) (10,000 years ago)



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