Luke Duke can drive the General Lee; Malcolm X can& #39;t. Our hesitation to think of protesters as "rebels" in a way that is similar to our glorification of rebellion in other forms belies our racism. Rednecks can pose on state house steps with their AR-15s. The Black Panthers can& #39;t.

For reference: The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-85) was a popular tv show (and later Hollywood movie) about a white family in a protracted battle with corrupt police. Bo and Luke Duke were the heroes of the show — “rebels.”

Further, the hit theme song by Waylon Jennings lauded the Dukes as “good ol’ boys,” “never meanin’ no harm;” they “beat all you ever saw, been in trouble with the law, since the day they were born.” https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">

Oh, almost every episode was about resisting arrest (in the famed General Lee). And we cheered.