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Of "dear white america" associate professor of history north carolina state university and author of "right to ride" and host of the web show on surriosu sirius xm patriot. how valuable are celebrity voices in a racial social justice movement. >> somewhat. i think its important to get peoples attention that normally would not be paying attention. folks who dont follow politics, who dont know who you are and dont watch msnbc. >> shocker. >> arent paying attention to this ongoing political debate ...

North carolina, greensboro began that aspect of the movement, its part of what makes the notion of a struggle in north carolina -- this year we have seen before. ill let you in. >> i agree, this is how movements develop. its what i said before, what you do after the rally, after the galvanizing moment. i want to go back to the difference of top down, bottom up. theres examples of that on all sides of the aisle. theres attacks against tea party, and i havent gotten my check from the coke brothers...

Classed. so the struggle here, what i dont like about it being defined as reproductive rights and abortion is that they are so embedded in every other single right, the right to work, the right to food, the right to health. of course we need these sites because we cant be everywhere, right? it is a coalition -- >> thats part of what makes moral monday effective they recognize reproductive rights and voting rights are connected. blair talk to me about -- were talking about protests. this is not j...

Carolinian ella baker, who i teach about all the time who created a long-term push for civil rights by knowing people, connecting people, maintaining relationships over time. that is what the civil rights movement was built on. >> and really important, im glad you mentioned ella baker because theres no greater name for us to remember in the history of social movements. theres a woman doing the work. not only did she say we theyd to mobilize a new contingent which is now sncc got started. she tru...

Across lines of race and ethnicity and ideology to come together around a common cause. one of the reasons i wanted you around the table, lots of reasons, as much as i do not agree with the tea party movement philosophically, idea logically, what i do like is even the sense if you lose an lec, it doesnt mean you lose the right to speak out and speak your goal within the context of a democracy, right? whether or not i agree with the goals of the movement, i thought there was something important a...

Crow laws in droves. women came together to demand equal treatment under the law at the 1848 convention in seneca falls. they didnt win the right to vote until 1920. in both cases it was some 70 years of struggle, fits and starts and failures and modest wins and more failures before any great victory. every social movement you think of as a winning social movement failed for decades first. so dont give up, double down. know that these failures are part of the long arc of the moral universe. look...

Children? >> no. >> are we going to let any neighborhood watch for 9 millimeter gun profile and confront our children? >> no. >> of course as we all know, so far no one has won against the nra. although i feel inspired by the words of the president from friday, and trayvon martins parents and others at these rallies, i cant help but feel the progressive movement is experiencing a moment of failure. protests have failed so far to stop legislation in texas and north carolina, to save the voting ri...