August Nimtz: Marx, Douglass and the Fight for Racial Equality: a Panel with Kyle Edwards

Описание: This panel brought together scholars and activists for a thought-provoking discussion on the fight for racial equality, featuring August Nimtz and Kyle Edwards, coauthors of The Communist and the Revolutionary Liberal in the Second American Revolution: Comparing Karl Marx and Frederick Douglass in Real-Time.

🔍 What kind of politics leads to real emancipation?
Nimtz and Edwards explored the historical and contemporary significance of liberalism vs. Marxism, focusing on the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the abolition of slavery—considered one of the greatest breakthroughs in the democratic struggle. Their discussion connected these historical lessons to today’s movements for justice.

📚 Panelists included:

August H. Nimtz, Ph.D. – Professor of political science and African American studies, University of Minnesota
Kyle A. Edwards – Author and Curriculum Associate, University of Minnesota
Jack McKivigan, Ph.D. – Historian and director of the Frederick Douglass Papers
Sidney Carlson White – Member of the Marxist Unity Group, Democratic Socialists of America
🔥 This discussion shed light on history’s lessons for today’s fight for racial and economic justice.

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