Sunday I started seeing people commenting in videos about the Alabama Brawl. So I looked it up and discovered something quite significant happened on what is being called Bloody Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama.
Below is my playlist of commentary on the brawl. If you want to see the full video of what happened you’ll have to do a search. These folks below will help you understand the new memes that have emerged (the hat toss, the folding chair, Black Aquaman, the crocks).
With the amount of violence against my BBIBOC siblings, to see a many doing his job get jumped by a pack of yt men and have so many people come to his aid was a huge increase in morale. But understanding the context and the history is something you should know if you don’t.
Black deconstruction
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2cRcyxy/
We want equality and not revenge
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2c8Fo3L/
Black Aquaman
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2cL9XBC/
What do I do? (allyship)
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2c86GHS/
But did she die?
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2cRoR9V/
History of Montgomery, AL
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2c8kuaC/
What Folding Chair are you?
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2c8MuS8/
I will rise
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2c8J5nx/
[Late addition] A descriptive account from the view of the hat (for sight-impaired folx)
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2cY8tkD/
Stay wild, love fiercely. Your presence is golden.
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xo Ixchel
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