QL9: The Dr. Paul Ortiz Interview

In this episode researcher and professor of history Dr. Paul Ortiz discusses his book An African American and Latinx History of the United States

Summary

Episode Length

1:22:59

Topics Covered

9

References Made

63

Topics Discussed

Dr. Paul Ortiz on racism

In part 1 Dr. Ortiz defines racism and provides a historical context of its application

Dr. Paul Ortiz on justice

In part 2 Dr. Ortiz defines justice and provides suggestions for how the concept can be put into practice

Dr. Paul Ortiz on having a white stepfather

In part 3 Dr. Ortiz elaborates on what life was like having a white stepfather as a nonwhite child

Dr. Paul Ortiz on Latin X

In part 4 Dr. Ortiz defines the term Latin X and discusses the term nonwhite

Dr. Paul Ortiz on chronicling history

In part 5 Dr. Ortiz explains the importance of non-white chronicling history from a nonwhite perspective

Dr. Paul Ortiz on the UFWOC

In part 6 Dr. Ortiz explains the UFWOC and their call to action following the assignation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Dr. Paul Ortiz on education

In part 7 Dr. Ortiz gives his opinion on if white people will stop practicing racism if they learned about Vincente Guerrero, Mexico’s social democracy and overall more nonwhite history

Dr. Paul Ortiz on racial confusion

In part 8 Dr. Ortiz explains who believes was more confused about the system of racism during slavery

Dr. Paul Ortiz on reparations

In part 9 Dr. Ortiz provides his opinion on the concept of reparations for American descendants of slaves

References/resources mentioned

Dr. Ortiz

Alexander Hamilton

Amazon rainforest wildfires

An African American and Latinx History of the United States Teacher’s Guide

Angela Davis

Anti-Apartheid Movement

Ben Franklin

Bernie Sanders Global Climate Change Plan

Black Lives Matter

Black Panthers

Cesar Chavez

Charleston

Charlottesville

Chicano Walkouts

CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)

Denmark Vesey

Dolores Huerta

Donald Trump

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. William Darity

Dream Defenders

El Paso Shooting

Elaine Race Riots

Emiliano Zapata

George Washington

Haitian Revolution

Hamilton Musical

Harriet Tubman

Howard Zinn: A People’s History of the United States

Ibram Kendi

Ibram Kendi: How to Be an Antiracist

James Baldwin

James Madison

James Monroe

Malcolm X

Malcolm X Trip to Africa

Mexican War of Independence

New Orleans school privatization post hurricane Katrina

Raoul Peck: I Am Not Your Negro

Richmond, VA interstate project

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States

SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)

Texas Governor Gregg Abbott

The Grape Boycott (Delano grape strike)

Toussaint Louverture

Tulsa Race Riots

W. E. B. Du Bois

W. E. B. Du Bois: Black Reconstruction

Host

Alexis de Tocqueville

An African American and Latinx History of the United States

Bernie Sanders

Daniel Pantaleo

Dr. James Jennings

Elizabeth Warren

Eric Garner

HR40

Joe Biden

José Martí

Kamala Harris

Marianne Williamson

Neely Fuller Jr.

UFWOC (United Farm Workers Organizing Committee)

University of Florida

Vincente Guerrero

An African American and Latinx History of the United States

Author

Paul Ortiz

Category(s)

Publisher

Publication Date

December 11, 2018

Page(s)

296

ISBN-10

0807005932

ISBN-13

978-0807005934

Episode(s) Referenced

Estimated Read Time

4 Hours and 56 Minutes

Audio Book Length

9 Hours and 4 Minutes

Podcast Merch

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