EPISODE · Sep 30, 2020 · 1H 1M
Forefront Conversations with Daryl Davis
from Forefront Podcast · host Forefront Church
"How can you hate me if you don't even know me?" That's the question that drives Daryl Davis' life's work and it's the genesis of the question and the pursuit of its answer that is the focus of the documentary, "Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America." To answer this question, Daryl goes straight to the source: the people that hate him. Daryl has dedicated the last few decades of his life to befriending white supremacists and Klan members in an attempt to break through their racist worldview by extending them courtesy and showing them that there is an individual human on the other side of the conversation. His work is controversial, drawing criticism, ire, and hostility from all races and even the Southern Poverty Law Center. "I've been called every name under the sun except my own," Daryl says. But undeterred, he continues his anti-racist work. ABOUT DARYL Daryl experienced most of his childhood overseas. As the son of a diplomat, he was used to being surrounded by racial diversity and it wasn't until his return to America that he experienced a moment that opened his eyes to the realities of racism. It was during his journeys as a jazz musician that he sat down with his first Klan member and the journey since has been documented in film, books, and on tour. To learn more about Daryl and his work, visit daryldavis.com. "Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America" is available for free to subscribers of Kanopy or Prime Video or is an otherwise inexpensive on iTunes and Amazon.
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"How can you hate me if you don't even know me?" That's the question that drives Daryl Davis' life's work and it's the genesis of the question and the pursuit of its answer that is the focus of the documentary, "Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America." To answer this question, Daryl goes straight to the source: the people that hate him. Daryl has dedicated the last few decades of his life to befriending white supremacists and Klan members in an attempt to break through their racist worldview by extending them courtesy and showing them that there is an individual human on the other side of the conversation. His work is controversial, drawing criticism, ire, and hostility from all races and even the Southern Poverty Law Center. "I've been called every name under the sun except my own," Daryl says. But undeterred, he continues his anti-racist work. ABOUT DARYL Daryl experienced most of his childhood overseas. As the son of a diplomat, he was used to being surrounded by racial diversity and it wasn't until his return to America that he experienced a moment that opened his eyes to the realities of racism. It was during his journeys as a jazz musician that he sat down with his first Klan member and the journey since has been documented in film, books, and on tour. To learn more about Daryl and his work, visit daryldavis.com. "Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America" is available for free to subscribers of Kanopy or Prime Video or is an otherwise inexpensive on iTunes and Amazon.
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