Battle Fatigue

Live Now, Laugh Later: Stories From The Movement


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What do the Greenwood, Mississippi-based McGhee family, the KKK, and Marlon Brando have in common? Well, apparently the answer is Bob Zellner, civil rights activist and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's (SNCC) first white field secretary. In this variety session of Battle Fatigue, AJ recalls some of her favorite stories as heard from the living legend in the movement himself. We know that Black history is often one of violence and despair and it can be easy to forget that in times of crisis and survival, there can be pockets of joy and relief. How did Mrs. McGhee beat on a police officer in his place of business and get away with it? Why would you ever need to tell an episcopal pastor to shut up? Why does Marlon Brando go through so many shoes? Tune in to find out these answers and more in this multi-tale episode of "one day you'll look back on this and laugh. If the trauma lets you." SHOW NOTES: https://snccdigital.org/people/mcghee-family/

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