Organizing Your Own: The White Fight for Black Power with Say Burgin

The centuries-old struggle for Black Freedom is filled with victories and defeats, tragedy and triumph, forward motion and backlash. Today we sit down with historian and engaged scholar Say Burgin to uncover some of the myths that pass as history, focusing particularly on the historic turn toward Black Power and the resulting strategy of “racially parallel organizing” with white comrades. Say Burgin’s illuminating book is urgent and relevant for anti-racist organizers and activists today.