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I have no idea who is being challenged or subtweeted here but a quick review of American history suggests a pivotal role for spontaneous, chaotic protests in sparking organized mass mobilization… @Nonviolence30/1630998605002670087Permalink On twitter.com
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To take iconic moments: the Boston Tea Party, Nat Turner's revolt, Harper's Ferry, the riotous defense of the Flint Sit-down Strike, the Long Hot Summer, the Alcatraz occupation, and Stonewall each played thus role.Permalink On twitter.com
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Each was complemented by periods of mass-ification, represented respectively by the Committees of Correspondence & the Continental Army, the Underground Railroad, the Abolitionist engagement in the Civil War, the UAW, the Black Panther Party, the Red Power movement, Harvey MilkPermalink On twitter.com
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Stonewall might be typical in this regard: a local tactical success inspiring mass public affiliation by a previously dispersed and persecuted minority.Permalink On twitter.com
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But even the tactical failure at Harper's Ferry became the rallying cry for abolitionist struggle. The Battle Hymn of Republic is a reworking of "John Brown's Body."On twitter.com
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I would argue that American history teaches us to pay attention to this dialectical relationship between spontaneity and organization, rather than counterposing them.Permalink On twitter.com
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Understanding the dynamic is also critical for understanding the enemies of freedom and equality. Most of the anti-Reconstruction and c. 1920 Race Massacres were local flare-ups of violence with generational impacts on the state of Black Freedom.Permalink On twitter.com
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