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It was a good speech and learning Dr.Peniel is a strong public speaker and had the audience engaged with his purpose. I found his points very valuable and he put forward a lot of historically pieces and facts to backup his claims which is important when trying to prove a point. He also kept preaching about finding and figuring your own stories because they makeup who and what everything is and the value of all problems can be solves through relating in stories. It was kind of annoying that he kept mention stories but i understood the point and it was powerful- Prince

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After hearing from Dr. Peniel Joseph yesterday, I am hoping he makes many book sales

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He said that we need to unify and keep moving forward, not back, and build off the efforts of MLK and Malcolm X

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The idea that citizenship should include more, such as healthcare, a steady income, housing etc, and that this is what Dr. King was fighting for in the long term.

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stand on the side of the oppressed no matter what group they may fall under (and whether you consider yourself under this group as well)

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stand on the side of the oppressed no matter what group they may fall under (and whether you consider yourself under this group as well)

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After hearing Dr. Peniel Joseph yesterday, I'm wondering why more people don't read about the ugly parts of the U.S's past, even if it makes them reconsider their values. (ESPECIALLY IF ITS THEIR OWN STATE!!)

There was slavery everywhere, not just in the South.

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whether he'd agree that this reconstruction is  a radical movement and how we see people who stand with more of a conservative/reactionary political alignment, hindering or aiding our cause

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After hearing Dr. Peniel Joseph, I wonder if there'll ever be a time where the things discussed truly feel like history. We learn it in history classes like it is, but we all know it's still happening today. I wonder if that will ever change.

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It was interesting to learn about what he wrote in his book

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While not the most profound or moving thing that Dr. Joseph said, the thing that stuck with me the most was when he was talking about the South and said something along the lines of how "the sin is not just in the South". Dr. Joseph and I both consider Texas home and it was nice to hear someone else has noticed that the North likes to pin all the blame on the South while ignoring its own crimes.

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I was wondering what Dr. Joseph's thoughts are on polarization because he mentioned a couple times how we need to be unified.

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to be a bystander is to take the side of the oppressor

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It was interesting to see what he considered the four pillars of the 3rd reconstruction, those being Obama's election, the first blm protest in 2013, rise of Maga, (forgot the last)

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oral history is more important than written history

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The most impactful statement that Dr. Peniel Joseph said: "I stand for all people that have been oppressed".

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Integrity should not be defined by citizenship

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I want to know why BLS thinks its okay to have plaques in the auditorium of white men  who defended slavery simply because they are BLS alumni...