5min chapter

Throughline cover image

The Real Black Panthers (2021)

Throughline

CHAPTER

Introduction

Forrest Gump is a satire almost of, you know, like historical materialism. It's him passing through the American past, importantly starting with the founding of the Klan. This image of black militants who are rabidly, rabidly anti-white and irrational contains really all of the myths of the black panther party. We're not a racist organization because we understand that racism is an excuse for capitalism. They were self-identified Marxists. And they believed in class struggle as well as the right of black people to organize and form their own institutions.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode