For this episode we ask pastor, teacher, and local organizer Rev. Linwood Blizzard about his experience with racism in rural America and talk about what you can do to help remove the confederate monument in Tappahannock, Virginia.

Campaign to take down Confederate Monument Week of Action Information: July 28- CALL ESSEX BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, July 29- EMAIL ESSEX BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, and July 30-31- Take a picture at Confederate Monument Tagging nnkyouthresilience and the Rappahannock Times. Stay up-to-date by following the Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/nnkyouthresilience and Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/nnkyouthresilience/. Also find out more about the Confederate Monument at https://essexmonument.com/

Petition to Change the Name of Washington and Lee High School: http://chng.it/z6HqdRDRSk

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