Memphis, White Supremacy, and Madness

“The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery.” W.E B. Du Bois in Black Reconstruction in America (1935)

Preparation. We were warned.

Pause. Should I watch? How bad could it really be?

Pain. A violent assault on a human being.

I understand why many Americans are now numb to the seemingly limitless reports of bad police behavior. So, the recent release of the horrific video of five Black law enforcement officers pummeling 29-year-old Tyre…