Black History Month February- Part 10 Concluding Remarks on Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology

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In this podcast I summarize some of the main ideas from my 10 part examination of Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology while describing briefly why America needs a new left or must form a new coalition, like it did in the past, to confront the political and economic crisis it is facing today. If you are interested in a particular period please refer to the 10 part series including an introduction and conclusion remarks in my playlist "Black History Month February 2025- Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology (10 part series)"

Black History Month February: The 10 part podcast on Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology

Join me in my ten part series on YouTube, my channel is Sunny Sharma@IndiaInsightMovement (and coming to my audio podcast soon called “India Insight with Sunny Sharma”) to examine the history of black intellectual, social and political thought since 1768, around the founding of the American Republic in 1776, through 5 periods of history outlined below extending all the way up to the seminal election of Barack Obama, who boasted a rainbow coalition, to the presidency in 2008.

1. Introduction

2. Section 1- Foundations: Slavery and Abolitionism, 1768-1861

3. Section 2- Reconstruction and Reaction: The Aftermath of Slavery and the Dawn of Segregation, 1861-1915

4. Section 3- From Plantation to Ghetto: The Great Migration, Harlem Renaissance, and World War, 1915-1954 Part 1 and Part 2

5.  Section 4 Monday February 24- We Shall Overcome: The Second Reconstruction, 1954-1975 Part 1 and Part 2

6. Section 5- The Future in the Present: Contemporary African-American Thought, 1975 to the Present Part 1 and Part 2

7. Part 10 Concluding Remarks on Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology

8. Bonus: Major Themes and Lessons from Black History and President Barack Obama