Leon Kass, that is, who worked for a month in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in 1964.
Here’s what we learn: Some communities do need to be organized, although the key organization has to come from within. The situation of the African American in Mississippi really was in some ways more precarious, terrifying, degrading, and, well, racist than it was under slavery. It’s possible to write of “the Movement” while thinking of personal rights and dignity.
We can add that the Movement might not have gotten much of anywhere without the intrusive intervention of the national government.
It might be good to go on explain the continuity between Leon the community organizer and Leon the defender of personal dignity against run-amok biotechnology.
That would be explaining why a 1964 Democrat or Freedom Democrat would end up voting for Reagan and advising President Bush the younger. This is stuff, as Pete and Carl explain, that conservatives really have to think about in even figuring out what’s wrong with mocking “community organizers” as such.
February 6th, 2013 | 3:01 pm
I’ve never read anything like Kass’ memoir. If I didn’t know him, I would have a hard time believing it wasn’t exaggerated. Thanks for sharing the link, Peter. It explains a lot.
February 6th, 2013 | 5:05 pm
Apparently not all African Americans “left” the South?
February 6th, 2013 | 6:13 pm
[...] Leon Kass, that is, who worked for a month in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in 1964. Here’s what we learn: Some communities do need to be organized, although the key organization has to come from within. The situation of the African American in Mississippi really was in Source: Postmodern Conservative [...]
February 7th, 2013 | 3:42 pm
Thanks for this, Pete.
Robert, c’mon…you know that’s not what Ms. Wilkerson meant.
February 7th, 2013 | 9:00 pm
C’mon Carl, a little jape now and then relieves the tension.
BTW, as I understand it blacks may have been MORE inclined to leave THEIR South due to a lack of work which was the result of the Yankee regime’s inimical economic policies during and after Reconstruction. In seeking to punish the brave, heroic, and stoic Confederate warriors the general gummint in Washington City caused the poor blacks to suffer even more. But, do you think they really cared about the black man’s plight?
I don’t.
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