QL1: The Dr. Marvin Dunn Interview
In this inaugural episode professor emeritus of psychology Dr. Marvin Dunn discusses his book, The Beast in Florida: A History of Anti-Black Violence
Summary
Episode Length
1:19:32
Topics Covered
6
References Made
34
Topics Discussed
Dr. Marvin Dunn on racism
In this interview introduction, Dr. Dunn discusses the definition of racism and terrorism within the context of his book, The Beast in Florida: A History of Anti-Black Violence.
Dr. Marvin Dunn on the fear of black men
In this segment on racial understandings, Dr. Dunn discusses the Florida man meme, who is more confused about racism (past vs present), the pervasive fear of black men and modern day lynchings.
Dr. Marvin Dunn on due process
In part 1, Dr. Dunn discusses the south’s morbid preoccupation with sex, the opposition to education for Americans classified as black, the concept of jury nullification, former Florida governor Sidney Catts, the blue lives matter movement and the right to due process.
Dr. Marvin Dunn on lynch parties
In part 2, Dr. Dunn discusses the phrase lynch parties, municipalities referred to as sundown towns, the convict lease system and the no sanctuary concept.
Dr. Marvin Dunn on racial fencing
In part 3, Dr. Dunn discusses white women’s role in racism, the concept referred to as racial fencing and his use of the phrase alien negroes in reference to Bahamians vs #ADOS.
Dr. Marvin Dunn on the Newberry massacre
In part 4, Dr. Dunn discusses the Lynch Hammock area of Newberry, FL where six Americans classified as black were lynched including Boise Long and his pregnant wife Stella Young. Former slave Burly Jones, the ignorance of white children during lynching’s, the concept of no snitching, examples of white people helping, refined vs unrefined terrorism and Florida legend, Harry T. Moore are also discussed.
References/Resources Mentioned
Dr. Dunn
A History of Florida: Through Black Eyes
Bahamians in Coconut Grove (West Grove), FL
Black Miami in the Twentieth Century (Florida History and Culture)
Boise Long
Claude Neal
Julius “July” Perry
Malcolm X
Reuben Stacy
William “Grey Eye” Simmons
Host
Bryan Hudson
Burly Jones
John Bryce
Morgan Freeman CNS News Article NYT Article
Neely Fuller Jr – The United-Independent Compensatory Code/System/Concept Textbook: A
Compensatory Counter-Racist Code Revised Edition
Rosewood
Sam Carter
Stella Young
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The The Beast in Florida: A History of Anti-Black Violence
William Bryce
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