But then Donald Trump showed up. And his third presidential campaign was full of people questioning who really has the right to vote and who really deserves full citizenship. A lot of us suddenly realized that we probably shouldn't let that guy back into the White House if we didn't want to go back to the era of poll taxes and paramilitaries. But we did. So here are a few lessons on surviving fascism from the time void known as Jim Crow.
Joel Cook
Joel (he/him) is a historian, archaeologist, and part-time soothsayer from Fayetteville, North Carolina. He holds degrees in history and intelligence studies from Fayetteville State University and an MA in Maritime Archaeology from East Carolina University. He firmly believes in free and digestible history as essential to liberation and has worked on a plethora of educational programs, including PBS Digital Studios’ award-winning “Rogue History” series, to further that vision.