As Abdul Alkalimat concludes his lecture series, he answers the question “Why rethink the Black Liberation Movement?” There are still contradictions and crises today which are pushing hard. It seems as though a new upsurge is coming. This offers the possibility of a new upsurge, but new theory is needed. What can be learned from these experiences? What methodology will ensure that people all remain on the same page? What are the immediate action and strategic plans? In this lecture, Abdul Alkalimat talks about how people can affect a transformation of everyday communities through collective and individual actions.
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Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement: No Box: Part 1 (University of Illinois)
The capitalist democratic system in America has been stacked against black people from the start. But this system is changing rapidly. Information technology is increasingly making labor obsolete, and one question raised is whether this means the end of the “box” of racist, capitalist society. Is it really possible to live with “no box”, in a society with no racism, no class exploitation, and no limitations on freedom? Perhaps not, but these utopian visions of a world without a “box” can still provide constructive ideas and values. In this lecture, Abdul Alkalimat talks about utopian visions of the world posed by Religion, Communism, Cyberspace, and Posthumanism.
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Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement: New Box: Part 2 (University of Illinois)
In the 1960s, outright insurrection in urban areas changed the political landscape of the US. Non-violence gave way to a more militant approach inspired by third world Communist movements. Instead of a black community located in the black belt south, cities became the new focal points for the black community. The “Street Force” consisted of revolutionary movements that were resolutely committed to black liberation. Continuing his lecture “New Box”, Abdul Alkalimat explores how urban revolutionaries inspired by Communism formed movements that shaped American society
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Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement: New Box: Part 1 (University of Illinois)
The theory and practice of capitalism are both very different things. In theory, capitalism distributes labor and wealth rationally. In practice, racism and capitalism intersect and produce unemployment and inequity. 20th century civil rights organizations fought against issues of racism, but did not address issues raised by capitalism. The issues of capitalism and imperialism were instead addressed by communist movements from all over the world. In this lecture, Abdul Alkalimat discusses the 20th century history of Communism and the origins of the new communist movement in the United States.
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Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement: Out The Box: Part 2 (University of Illinois)
Abdul Alkalimat continues his discussion on escaping racism and intolerance. Malcolm X was an important figure in African American studies because he was outside of the box in many ways. Malcolm’s life had many phases and many names- Malcolm Little, Detroit Red, Malcolm X, and Omowale were all different names taken on as Malcolm X’s philosophy evolved. In this lecture, Abdul Alkalimat talks about the life of Malcolm X, how his story maps to the black experience, and what it teaches about black agency.
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Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement: Out The Box: Part 1 (University of Illinois)
In previous lectures, Abdul Alkalimat talked about the box of segregation and discrimination. Now Alkalimat talks about three dynamics which enabled black americans to attempt to get out of the box. Alkalimat discusses migration, political culture, and agency as three dimensions of change used to escape discrimination and segregation.
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Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement: In The Box: Part 2 (University of Illinois)
In the first lecture, Abdul Alkalimat looked at Civil Rights organizations which mobilized people from every part of black society. Women, lawyers, social workers, militants and priests all took part. Now Alkalimat looks at the activities of activists, and the backlash they faced. The 1960s was a war against racist terror, during which non-violent protestors faced murder, bombing, shooting and lynching. What was this mobilization? Who led it? How was unity maintained? What was the response? Abdul Alkalimat answers these and other questions by talking about the critical years of the 1960s in the Civil Rights movement.
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Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement: In The Box: Part 1 (University of Illinois)
There are many types of boxes- some, like prison, are made of concrete. Others are built around illusions and preconceptions. American history has been a dialectic between exclusion of blacks from American society, and their attempts to get in. The civil rights movement was and is part of that struggle to be included in society, a struggle which continues to today. In this lecture, Abdul Alkalimat talks about the organization of six civil rights organizations in terms of time, space and force.
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Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement: The Box: Part 2 (University of Illinois)
Abdul Alkalimat continues his lecture “The Box.” Critical reading is an important method of understanding the meaning of important essays and thinkers. W.E.B. DuBois was one of the most important thinkers in African American studies. Here, Alkalimat guides listeners through a close reading of W.E.B. DuBois, and talks about DuBois’ analysis, his struggles and his fight to change American society.
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Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement: The Box: Part 1 (University of Illinois)
Henry “Box” Brown was a former slave who escaped slavery by shipping himself in a box from a slave state to a free state. But in some sense, he remained in a box- the fugitive slave act threatened his freedom. In this lecture, “The Box” is used as a metaphor for the conditions placed on black people limiting their freedom, including racism and economic exploitation. Abdul Alkalimat looks some of the conditions that limit African-Americans including government, the economy, and the capitalist society.
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