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The Overcome: A Black Passover is presented as the needed and necessary Rite of Passage for blacks from the stage of victimhood promoted and celebrated by those who profit from victimhood to the new status where blacks are seen, through the victories of those who have gone before, as Overcomers of victimhood.
Also included in this book are original sketches of some of those ancestors who have contributed to The Overcome by being examples of people who despite real hardships and intentional actions to make them losers, fought the good fight and did not only survive multitudes of atrocities. They “overcame” them in more difficult circumstances, thereby assuring present and future generations that just as they were able to overcome the massive negatives of their time, so can present and future generations.
Some of the past overcomers who now form the pantheon of overcomers are presented. Many more, living and dead can be added to the pantheon of Overcomers over the millennia to come, but no living person can join the pantheon. They must first complete their lives in this world and be certified by their deeds before entering this great company/ pantheon of victorious Overcomers whom we are asked to remember, celebrate, and emulate.
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Dr. Peter Bramble has recently published THE OVERCOME: A Black Passover, in which he argues for the introduction of major victory concepts in Black life, something he believes must occur before Blacks can overcome their various pathologies. Dr. Bramble believes that victory Concepts must be present in both the intelligence and language of Black people in order for Blacks to be Overcomers.
The newly developed Overcome Rite, with reinforcing songs developed by people who heard Dr. Bramble speak, is that through which he seeks to install Overcome as the “collective” victory that Blacks can celebrate together. He dares to claim that the Civil Rights Movement, crowned by the death and consequent elevation of Dr. Martin Luther King, is that collective victory that must be re-interpreted and celebrated.
