11. The Klan Wanted To Have A Fight In The Streets

The Smash Up Derby Podcast: Working Class Politics, Labor Unions, and Democratic Socialism

We talk with Mia Giunta, a former union organizer who organized against the Klan and white supremacists in rural communities in Pennsylvania in the 1990s. Giunta talks about the importance of faith-based organizing and building a progressive political base using the cultural norms and values of the community, and the way in which the loss of good working-class jobs fueled the Klan's recruitment.