Socialist Night School: MLK, Democratic Socialist Extraordinaire
Channel: Austin DSA
Date: 2020-01-26

Every month, Austin DSA hosts a Socialist Night School for our members and anyone else interested in learning about democratic socialism. We have assigned readings beforehand, hear a lecture, and break out into fruitful discussion groups.

This month, Austin DSA member Tandera Louie lectured on the erased history of Dr. Martin Luther King, who was a democratic socialist and an organizer. Though this part of his history was not taught in schools, King believed that there is no racial justice without economic justice. Dr. King believed that in order to advance the goals of the civil rights movement, there needed to be a strong organized labor movement fighting for the broader working class. 

"What does it profit a man to be able to eat at an integrated lunch counter if he doesn’t have enough money to buy a hamburger?"

These problems continue to be the greatest challenges for democratic socialists today. How can we dismantle racial capitalism? Tandera's speech gives us some insights.

If you want to join the fight and build a world where all of us have dignified lives, join DSA at dsausa.org/join and see our upcoming events at facebook.com/atxdsa/events.