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We are joined by Doug Muder who writes about politics and current events on the The Weekly Sift. Doug is also a contributing editor and columnist for UU World. On this episode of The VUU, we talk about one of Doug’s most popular articles where he calls out the tea party as a successor to the confederacy. We also explore how our knowledge of history can move us forward and be useful in examining current events, like the actions in Charlottesville in 2017.

Original air date: October 2, 2014

Episode Notes:

• “Not a Tea Party, a Confederate Party” by Doug Muder
• “A Few Points About Confederate Monuments” by Doug Muder
• Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon
• “The Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates published in The Atlantic

Episode hosts: Meg Riley, Tom Schade, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Patrice Curtis, and Hank Peirce.

Note: This audio is from one of our favorite archived episodes that had previously been available by video only. It has been edited for a better podcast listening experience. View the original live recording on YouTube.