Vincent Harding — Is America Possible?

<p>Vincent Harding was wise about how the vision of the civil rights movement might speak to 21st-century realities. He reminded us that the movement of the ‘50s and ‘60s was spiritually as well as politically vigorous; it aspired to a “beloved community,” not merely a tolerant integrated society. He pursued this through patient-yet-passionate cross-cultural, cross-generational relationships. And he posed and lived a question that is freshly in our midst: Is America possible?</p><p>Vincent Harding was chairperson of the Veterans of Hope Project at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver. He authored the magnificent book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hope-History-Share-Story-Movement/dp/1570758573"><i>Hope and History: Why We Must Share the Story of the Movement</i></a><i> </i>and the essay “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/America-Possible-Companions-Deepening-American/dp/B0017WROKE/">Is America Possible?</a>” He died in 2014.</p><p>This show originally aired in February 2011.</p><p>Find the transcript for this show at <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/vincent-harding-is-america-possible">onbeing.org</a></p>