chapter ninedisrupting and connecting for social change: a forward look
Ain't gonna let nobody, turn me 'round.
I'm gonna keep on a‐walkin', keep on a‐talkin',
Marchin' on to freedom land.
(Civil Rights Movement Song)
Hands to the Heavens, no man, no weapon
Formed against, yes glory is destined
Every day women and men become legends
Sins that go against our skin become blessings
The movement is a rhythm to us
Freedom is like religion to us
Justice is juxtapositionin' us
Justice for all just ain't specific enough
One son died, his spirit is revisitin' us
Truant livin' livin' in us, resistance is us
That's why Rosa sat on the bus
That's why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up
When it go down we woman and man up
They say, “Stay down,” and we stand up
Shots, we on the ground, the camera panned up
King pointed to the mountain top and we ran up
(Common, John Legend, and Rymefest. “Glory.” On Glory [from the Motion Picture Selma]. Columbia Records, 2014.)
When the two of us started our journey into the worlds of social movements and conflict engagement, the big new invention was the fax machine. I (Bernie) remember having to run down the street to the office of a friend who had a fax on the few occasions when we actually needed one. Earlier, as an 18‐year‐old volunteering in the office of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) in Cleveland, I sometimes felt my most important contribution was understanding how to operate the dodgy mimeograph (Google it if you have no idea what ...
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