EP121: Daryl Davis Pt 1, Biography of his work - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Meet the man who is practically the patron saint of Gracearchy. Daryl Davis is a blues and rock-n-roll pianist who spent three decades touring with Chuck Berry and other notable acts. Daryl has also been the subject of an award-winning documentary and is a sought-after speaker because... Music is Daryl's profession, but race relations is his obsession. Daryl is a black man who has 26 KKK robes hanging in his closet. People quit and gave these garments to him! How did this happen? How did he come to this unique and inspirational calling? In Part One of this two-part interview, we explore how Daryl Davis became "The Klan Whisperer." Accidental Courtesy - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/accidental-courtesy-daryl-davis-race-and-america The Klan Whisperer - https://www.amazon.com/Klan-Whisperer-Dr-Daryl-Davis/dp/B0DRSWK4K9 Interview facilitated by CiVL (the streaming platform) https://watch.civl.com/ and Fite For Liberty https://www.youtube.com/@Fite4Liberty Recorded by Tom Pinkh Chapters 0:00 Theme 0:24 Mug me 2:04 A bucket list interview 3:47 Music profession, race relations obsession 5:05 Five human universals 6:45 First exposure to racism 11:58 How can you hate me if you don't know me? 14:18 The first Klan conversation 17:57 Music builds bridges 20:20 First black author who talked to the Klan 22:02 Robes and results 24:45 Cliffhanger 25:44 Gracepoints Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [e-mail] Be grace-full to each other.