James True, Revising History |536|

James True is a fine author, but he seems a little sketchy on Civil War History.

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Clip: So now that the time haters the in slavery times, right.

We explore history. And why we might want to be skeptical of those who are so keen to revise history.

[00:00:14] Alex Tsakiris: No, I’m not referring to Dave Chappelle and his skit where he takes his fellow haters back to slavery times. It’s related to that, but before we can get there. Let’s go back to Dave.

[00:00:28] Clip: Oh, Felish looks as though we have company. What the hell are you niggers doing out here? We are the Tam Hayden’s. We traveled all the way back through Tam to Cole.

Yo crack, watch your mouth. Actually, you better watch your mouth white boy, he going? Pull that a whip. Nice whip. There’s here. There’s a pistol reach for the sky. Oh. Oh. How long is a racial equity, rich, useful white people remain, pop it up by a man named George Jefferson in the 1970s. Convoluted story I’ll admit, but the point is this, they didn’t have. Oh, black people will be free. , that this is what stopped the whole show . As a matter of fact, I can predict this episode comes from the screeching home right now, but I’ll show it.When’s we going to be free? That is a good question. Ma’am. How about now? Wish apparently shooting a slave master. Isn’t plenty to anybody with me and Neil,

[00:01:51] Alex Tsakiris: so Dave Chevelle is a master, not only at comedy, but at social commentary, And what he’s really talking about is kind of interesting if you’re listened to the subtext, he’s saying that skit didn’t go over well, because our culture isn’t comfortable seeing silky in his time, traveling haters, going back in time and shooting a slave owner, especially when he emphatically repeats it three times over.

So this clip could have led to a lot of interesting discussions about social lowriders, social control . All topics that today’s guest, the fantastically talented author, James true is certainly capable of talking about.

but it didn’t turn out that way. James, as it turns out as a civil war revisionist.

You know, the enslavement of all those Africans in the south, wasn’t that big of a deal. There was white slavery country is founded on slavery. Not many people in the south owned slaves, all those kind of stuff, which. Doesn’t exactly conform to the facts, but is a thread that you’ll find out there. I didn’t find out there with James and I looked and I read a lot of his books. I just didn’t. know this, or I wouldn’t have done the interview, but I did do the interview and I felt like there was a point to be made here.

And the point is. We can’t get anywhere if we can’t face our history. So maybe at the risk of jumping around too much, I’m going to play one more clip. And it’s a clip from 1965 and Malcolm X. And this is like a racial, civil rights issue. Right. No, this is not listen to this clip through the lens of what’s happening right now in terms of rights, liberties.

And those who would seek to control.

[00:03:45] Clip: The light front page challenge welcomes the outspoken Negro leader, Malcolm X, Well, that’s, that’s, uh, something of an argument,