Transcripts Open Thread: The Rev Dr William Barber, Netroots Nation 2014 by TrueBlueMajority @WJB8

As you can see from the picture, Rev. Dr. William Barber is African American, and he is a minister. White people, please do not let those two facts blind you to perceiving his excellence. I am a white guy. I saw and heard him speak at Netroots Nation 2014 in Detroit. Best speech of my lifetime.

The most important fact to know about him is that he is a proponent of fusion politics. The Moral Monday movement that he has led for many years pulls in people from across the spectrum of progressive activism. 

Look at the many exuberant colors of the people at a Moral Monday rally:

TrueBlueMajority wrote about Rev. William Barber:

Who is he?  He is organizing a movement that has been a game-changer in North Carolina.  He is offering a blueprint for coalition building that, if repeated in other states, has the potential to redraw the electoral map in the South.  His work may finally give us the antidote to the White Southern Strategy that has worked so well for Republicons for the last two generations, and let us build a new majority that encourages people to "vote their future not their fears."

Better read what TrueBlueMajority had to say about him. I could not add to that. He wrote this book: The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement. He is a thinker, a speaker, a leader. 

The Video

The Transcript: Community Transcripts #2: The Rev. Dr. William Barber at NN14, Transcribed by TrueBlueMajority.

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Question of the Day: 

Have you viewed, heard, or read this speech? What are your thoughts on Rev. Barber and fusion politics?

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