Americans have long looked to the First Amendment of the Constitution to protect  their rights of freedom of speech, assembly, and to petition the government. Consequently, Washington D.C. has been the site of thousands of peaceful demonstrations and marches where Americans raised their voices in protest. On January 6, 2021, what cloaked itself as a peaceful demonstration devolved into an all-out attack on the government when pro-Trump rioters breached the U.S. Capitol Building and attempted, what some have called a coup d’etat. Join Dr. Carol François and her niece Kourtney Square, as they tell about an actual coup on American soil and put the events of January 6 in context through the lens of systemic racism.  Want more---take our course Systemic Racism: See it, Say it, Confront it at www.whyaretheysoangry.com and find us anywhere at https://linktr.ee/WATSA

Citations

PBS Documentary: The March of the Bonus Army, https://youtu.be/mSC1lbfXfRQ

“The lost history of an American coup d’etat,” ADRIENNE LAFRANCE AND VANN R. NEWKIRK II, The Atlantic, AUGUST 12, 2017.

“Wilmington's Lie review: race, outrage and the roots of modern inequality,” Michael Henry Adams, The Guardian, Feb. 8, 2020.

“When white supremacists overthrew a government,” https://youtu.be/LVQomlXMeek, Vox

Wilmington's Lie : The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy, David Zucchino, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020