The Invention of Racism

Episode 37: Racist Political Rhetoric as Bloodsport and Human Equality

October 23, 2022 Katherine Bankole-Medina Season 2 Episode 37
Episode 37: Racist Political Rhetoric as Bloodsport and Human Equality
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The Invention of Racism
Episode 37: Racist Political Rhetoric as Bloodsport and Human Equality
Oct 23, 2022 Season 2 Episode 37
Katherine Bankole-Medina

Episode Description—This podcast episode briefly examines selected examples of public political racist rhetoric leading up to the 2022 U.S. Midterm election season. The episode highlights Alexander Hamilton Stephens’s March 21, 1861 “Cornerstone” speech in order to contextualize contemporary racist political discourse and the idea of fundamental human equality.

Key Words: Racism, White Supremacy, Doctrine of White Supremacy, Human Equality, Cornerstone speech, Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Confederate States of America (CSA), American Slavery, Midterm Elections, Republican Party, Democratic Party, MAGA, Senator Tuberville, Senator Greene, Councilwoman Martinez, Abrams v. Tuberville, QAnon, Conspiracy Theories, Reparations, Daniel Smith, Crime, Immigrants, Oaxaca, Mexico, Great Replacement Theory, Black Children. Harriet Ann Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Racist Speech, Racist Stereotypes, A Compendium of the History of the United States.

The Invention of Racism is published with periodic bonus and micro-podcast episodes included in the series.
© 2022 TIR Podcast Group.
 #CiteBlackWomen

Contact: TheInventionofRacism@protonmail.com

Follow Dr. Bankole-Medina on Twitter: @KBankoleMedina

Notes: 1) Post COVID-19 infections and complications have significantly impacted the delivery of our podcast series. Thanks to our listener-supporters for reaching out; and 2) See the podcast series Disclaimer for the statement on TIR Podcast Group responsibility.


About Professor Katherine Bankole-Medina:
http://katherine-bankolemedina.squarespace.com/

Show Notes

Episode Description—This podcast episode briefly examines selected examples of public political racist rhetoric leading up to the 2022 U.S. Midterm election season. The episode highlights Alexander Hamilton Stephens’s March 21, 1861 “Cornerstone” speech in order to contextualize contemporary racist political discourse and the idea of fundamental human equality.

Key Words: Racism, White Supremacy, Doctrine of White Supremacy, Human Equality, Cornerstone speech, Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Confederate States of America (CSA), American Slavery, Midterm Elections, Republican Party, Democratic Party, MAGA, Senator Tuberville, Senator Greene, Councilwoman Martinez, Abrams v. Tuberville, QAnon, Conspiracy Theories, Reparations, Daniel Smith, Crime, Immigrants, Oaxaca, Mexico, Great Replacement Theory, Black Children. Harriet Ann Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Racist Speech, Racist Stereotypes, A Compendium of the History of the United States.

The Invention of Racism is published with periodic bonus and micro-podcast episodes included in the series.
© 2022 TIR Podcast Group.
 #CiteBlackWomen

Contact: TheInventionofRacism@protonmail.com

Follow Dr. Bankole-Medina on Twitter: @KBankoleMedina

Notes: 1) Post COVID-19 infections and complications have significantly impacted the delivery of our podcast series. Thanks to our listener-supporters for reaching out; and 2) See the podcast series Disclaimer for the statement on TIR Podcast Group responsibility.


About Professor Katherine Bankole-Medina:
http://katherine-bankolemedina.squarespace.com/