In this final episode of season four, Scott ties together the threads of the fourth season, looking back at some of the uncanny conversations that have played themselves out in real-time in the US. Scott wraps up this season of examining the US political landscape through the tenets of whiteness by offering one last idea, one invitation for personal reflection, and one last proposal to motivate us to move forward in taking steps of action for racial justice.

Scott is also offering a live zoom Monday, April 7, 2025 at 7 pm pacific/10 pm eastern at https://intervarsity.zoom.us/j/3238398976

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In this episode, Scott steps away from the historical journey to put his feet on the ground and find sustainable hope. He shares about his steps of active engagement, lessons he learns along the way, and encouragement that he is finding to balance out some of the challenging realities of the daily news cycle.

See the youtube video of how small steps of resistance can change the world through the lens of dominoes and physics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JCm5FY-dEY

Learn about a SURJ chapter near you: https://surj.org/

Read more about the Freedom Riders: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Freedom_Riders/ftHQCwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

In this episode Scott completes the three-week tour through the history of the turn of the century, and brings together how the threads of science, immigration, and economics parallel the current state of the US. Scott tracks the way that mounting tension and disparity between labor and employers came to a head during and after World War One, and makes the case for this season as the starting point of colorblind racism.

For any interested in reading along with Scott's primary source material, get a copy of The History of White People by retired Princeton history professor Dr. Nell Irvin Painter.

For any interested in a live zoom discussion about how to operate as white folks in in the US today, and share best practices, email Scott at scottchesterhall@gmail.com.