The Parley in All Blue with Mark Dawson

Ep. 39 America in the King Years with Taylor Branch

Episode Summary

On this episode of The Parley in All Blue, Mark is joined by Taylor Branch. A native to Atlanta Georgia, Mr. Branch is also a National Book award recipient, author, and Pulitzer Prize winner for his books; America in the King Years ( Parting the waters, Pillar of Fire, and At Canaan's Edge). A trilogy which covers the life of the late great Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the civil rights movement person by person (from 1954-1968). They'll be discussing his book and also the civil rights movement and its importance.

Episode Notes

On this episode of The Parley in All Blue, Mark is joined by Taylor Branch. A native to Atlanta Georgia, Mr. Branch is also a National Book award recipient, author, and Pulitzer Prize winner for his books; America in the King Years ( Parting the waters, Pillar of Fire, and At Canaan's Edge). A trilogy which covers the life of the late great Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the civil rights movement person by person (from 1954-1968). They'll be discussing his book and also the civil rights movement and its importance. 

To learn more about Taylor Branch or to purchase any of his books, go to his website https://taylorbranch.com/

Highlights from the episode:

• What made you want to take on this topic and this work? (4:45)
• Taylor Branch talks about the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) and SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) (10:24)
• Bob Moses' (Leader of SNCC) leadership style and his contribution to SNCC and the civil rights movement (15:45)
• Violence during the civil rights (27:56)
• Lowndes County and some of the leadership involved in the Lowndes County movement. (34:19)
• Dr. Martin Luther King as a leader after the Selma to Montgomery march (40:00)
• What does it mean for democracy with certain people/groups actively trying to alter and erase history? (46:53)
• What type of questions should we be asking Jerry Jones (Owner of the Dallas Cowboys who was pictured standing in a mob during a racial protest to keep black students out of the school during the civil rights era)? (52:47)
• Isabel Wilkerson, her writings and contributions (56:07)

Connect with Taylor Branch

Twitter: @taylorbranch

Website: https://taylorbranch.com/

Connect with Mark Dawson:

Instagram: @iammarkdawson

LinkedIN: @mark-a-dawson

Website: www.bentonmuse.com

Twitter: @Iammarkdawson