Yes, this definitely got my attention in the opening
chapter. Leonard Bernstein has a vision
of a black person rising from behind his piano while he is conducting and he
decides to host a fundraiser on behalf of the Black Panthers.
“Radical Chic” is the term used for those (highly fortunate,
rich, well-off) willing to hold meetings to raise funds on behalf of those who
cannot help themselves. Some of
these groups were grape workers who urged a boycott against California grape
growers. Another such group was the Panther 21. These struggles mostly dealt with lower classes of people and may
or not involve racial profiling.
Unfortunately not everyone was in agreement with all this
“help”. An interesting peep into the upper echelons of society who try to help
the lower echelons and the backlash they receive from other upper echelons.
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