Resistance to the bans built unprecedented cross-racial coalitions

Evidence

The fights against the first Muslim ban and the one that followed on March 16, 2017, were in and of themselves daunting. But they foreshadowed more, and perhaps even more ominous, challenges ahead. The fights unfolding at airports, within communities, and in courtrooms witnessed unprecedented coalitions—grassroots unions spanning racial and religious lines—coalitions needed to meet the challenge of today’s Islamophobia, and even more importantly, to meet the “the fire next time.” — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 470

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 470
• XREF: connects to: Banning association drove African political activity underground and increased repression; Muslim and Black coalition-building deepened shared understanding of intersecting racisms.; Migration and hostility forced Black migrants to forge cross-cultural political organizations. (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Muslim and Black coalition-building deepened shared understanding of intersecting racisms. #exemplifies (0.75)
• Migration and hostility forced Black migrants to forge cross-cultural political organizations. #exemplifies (0.60)