[{"id":151503863879,"handle":"the-familys-resistance","title":"THE FAMILY'S RESISTANCE","updated_at":"2024-08-23T18:41:09-04:00","body_html":"This collection is as much personal as it is necessary! \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBorn October 6, 1942 in Oakland, TN, Doris Jean Castle was an integral member of the Congress Of Racial Equality, an activist, and key organizer of the civil rights movement across New Orleans in the early 60’s. Even though she was a teenager, Jean, as her family knew her, led and participated in sit-ins, protests and was a Freedom Rider alongside her brother-in-law Richard Haley. Jean was the backbone and the support behind the civil rights movement in New Orleans, and particularly, her sister Oretha Castle Haley.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTogether Jean and Oretha fundraised, organized, and led marches across New Orleans to push the city into a new era, an age without segregation, discrimination and social injustice. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWith activism in their blood as the granddaughters of the plaintiff in the court case to integrate Charity Hospital, Jean and Oretha had no option but to join the fight for justice.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eUsing their home at 917 N. Tonti St and the famed Dooky Chase restaurant, conveniently located around the corner, as one of their organizing headquarters, Jean and Oretha became powerful leaders in the New Orleans movement and changed the city for the better.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis collection is inspired by their sacrifice, hard work and commitment to the fight for equality. It is a reminder that action is required even if it is a single action, like RESIST or MARCH. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mf-section-1 collapsible-block open-block\" id=\"content-collapsible-block-0\" aria-pressed=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2019-10-06T16:34:21-04:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Family"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2019-10-06T17:05:42-04:00","alt":null,"width":1344,"height":1536,"src":"\/\/theblairisms.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/RESIST_White_Shirt.png?v=1570395943"}},{"id":380511174,"handle":"the-resistance","updated_at":"2024-08-23T16:33:20-04:00","published_at":"2017-03-30T10:40:00-04:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"THE RESISTANCE","body_html":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWhen we created the BLAIRISMS, we decided that our goal would be to give the movement an extra voice. We wanted to give our community a way to rest their voices and instead “say it wit’ ya chest.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWe know that our efforts in support of the Resistance movement are joined by people all over the world. We’re doing our best to carry the torch handed to us by our ancestors like Oretha Castle Haley, James Baldwin, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Bayard Rustin. We carry their burdens along side our brothers and sisters like Colin Kaepernick, April Ryan, Tarana Burke, and Sybrina Fulton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2018-10-09T10:08:40-04:00","alt":"","width":1440,"height":1920,"src":"\/\/theblairisms.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/resist_fist.jpg?v=1680841418"}}]
