Calling for Forgiveness Doesn't Erase Hundreds of Years of Torture, Dehumanization and Murder: How the History of a Whole People Gets Concentrated in the Heinous Murders of Black People
Weekly Program
Marc Silver (Film Director, 3.5 Minutes 10 Bullets); Ron Davis (Father of Jordan Davis, Activist); Edward Baptist (Professor of History, Cornell University; Author)
11/23/12: 4 Black youth at a gas station argued with Michael Dunn, a white man. Dunn got a gun, shot 10 bullets and killed Jordan Davis. 3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets, takes us through the experience of Jordan Davis' parents and friends, and the mind of a white supremacist murderer. We talk with Ron Davis, father of Jordan, and Director Marc Silver. Edward Baptist, talks about recognizing that Forgiveness by the oppressed can never erase the horror of 400 years of barbaric torture and murder.
Michael Slate - Host and Producer Henry Carson - Assistant Producer Jeff Pryor - Production Assistant Federico Garcia - Engineer
Broadcast ready with a 1 minute break at 43:07 and can accommodate local id if needed. If you use the show or simply check it out, write to us at michaelslate@redfuture.com with your comments, criticisms, suggestions and questions