Ep 44 SNCC & This Non Violent Stuff Will Get You Killed with Charlie Cobb

In this episode, Mark is joined by Charlie Cobb to discuss his  book, "This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible." Charlie discusses how guns were an essential tool for self-defense during the Civil Rights Movement, particularly in the South where white supremacist groups used violence and intimidation to maintain segregation. 

Specifically, Mark and Charlie explore the relationship between SNCC and SCLC, the movement of Fannie Lou Hammer, voter registration, the importance of Amzie Moore in organizing, the impact of World War II on the Civil Rights Movement, the significance of literacy and learning in the freedom struggle, and the emergence of Black Power and Black Lives Matter movements.

Highlights from the episode:

• The relationship between SNCC and SCLC
• The Movement of Fannie Lou Hamer
• Votersers registration & the importance of Amzie Moore was to organizing
• The impact of World War 2 had on the Civil Rights Movement
• Why people kept guns in the South
• Why the idea of literacy and learning was essential to freedom
• Black Power & Black Lives Matter

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