Slavery -> abolition -> civil war -> post/reconstruction -> Jim Crow -> Civil Rights movement -> Southern Strategy & realignment -> Lee Atwater austerity racism -> Obama election -> 2009 secession movement & the Tea Party -> Trump & Putin -> 2020 2nd Freedom Summer -> this -> https://twitter.com/rachelleingang/status/1299555964756963328

BTW I heard the phrase “2nd Freedom Summer” from @ProfOgbar on @davidchang’s podcast and I haven’t been able to shake that beautiful notion.

Also, I was sure to mention the 2009 secession garage in this thread because I want my pals in Texas who have convinced themselves that Rick Perry was somehow different to confront just how much racism he enabled and participated in.