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DESCRIPTION:<p>The Supreme Court’s recent decision in <em>Louisiana v. Ca
 llais </em>and the subsequent scramble to dilute the power of black voters
  through racial gerrymandering have breathed new life into the question of
  finishing Reconstruction. What was Reconstruction? What lessons should we
  take from its victories and defeat? This event will explore the perspecti
 ves of W.E.B. Du Bois\, particularly his analysis of the working-class for
 ces at play and the struggle of enslaved people to win their freedom. <spa
 n></span></p><div><strong style="font-family: Inter\, sans-serif\; font-si
 ze: 15px\;">Join us for part five of the </strong><a href="https://www.eas
 tbaydsa.org/political-education/socialist-fundamentals-series/" style="bac
 kground-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; font-family: Inter\, sans-serif\; fo
 nt-size: 15px\;"><strong>ongoing Socialist Fundamentals series </strong></
 a><strong style="font-family: Inter\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\;">for 
 a session on W.E.B. Du Bois' <em>Black Reconstruction</em> to learn about 
 this important history. Food will be provided. </strong></div><p><br></p><
 p>Readings:</p><ul><li><a href="https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/wp-content
 /uploads/2019/02/w-e-b-du-bois-black-reconstruction-an-essay-toward-a-hist
 ory-of-the-part-which-black-folk-played-in-the-attempt-to-reconstruct-demo
 cracy-2.pdf"><em>Black Reconstruction</em></a><em> </em>by W.E.B. Du Bois 
 excerpts (Chapters 1 "The Black Worker\," 2 "The White Worker\," and 4 "Th
 e General Strike")</li><li>Audio recordings can be found on the <a href="h
 ttps://open.spotify.com/episode/1pfq9zZw9opLjAEvKmmuaP">EBDSA podcast feed
 </a>.</li></ul>
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St Suite D\, Oakland\, CA\, 94609
SUMMARY:🌹 Black Reconstruction and the Mass Strike (Socialist Fundamenta
 ls #5)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/5205/2026-06-23-black-recon
 struction-and-the-mass-strike-socialist-fundamentals-5/
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