The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear

The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Reverent William Barber's memoir tells the story of how he started the Moral Monday movement in North Carolina and frames it as part of a much larger Third Reconstruction. Thus showing its roots in the original Reconstruction era following the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s (which he calls the Second Reconstruction). He shows how those in power use Divide and Conquer strategies, and how Fusion Politics, the bringing together of many different Social Justice movements, is the key to forming a New Justice Movement that can speak Truth to Power. This is a very good book for people who want to know the story behind the Moral Mondays movement in North Carolina.