For nearly a century after the founding of the United States millions of black Americans like me were still condemned to the status below that of full citizenship. When the founding fathers of America said, 'We, the people,' they did not mean me. Many of my ancestors were thought to be only three-fifths of a man.
To her discredit, she repeated the "thought to be only three-fifths of a man" line in other speeches.
She's a smart lady, and she should have known better.
Guest Lucas Morel’s book: “Lincoln’s Sacred Effort: Defining Religion’s Role in American Self-Government”
Beck would make a facinating History or even Civics teacher.
I DVRd the re-play, and hope to get the chance to see it this weekend. Heard from an FRiend that it was a great program, though!
It was a superb program, thanks for posting the link. Although I like and read up on early American history, I learned a few things. One was Woodrow Wilson canning all black higher level employees, excepting one. Here in my county, we have a HS named after the racist, Fed creating man!
So delighted that someone is taking on the revisionist, divisive history that has been promulgated by those who would like to simply expand the modern day plantation.
Even more delighted at Glen’s audience- folks of all hues and tones will need to join together to kick the bums of both parties out of our Houses this November! [
It wasn't about color then, and it isn't about color now. It's always been about character. It's about being an AMERICAN. It's about love of country. It's about courage and determination.
Reminds me of the Tuskegee Airmen. They were awesome!
I certainly don’t mean to take away from the important work Glenn Beck is doing as he exposes how the Leftist “Progressives” have systematically re-written and / or wiped out certain ‘inconvenient’ history which doesn’t fit the ‘narrative’ they have carefully worked out and have been relentlessly ‘teaching’ in the public schools, colleges, and universities. We need to make every effort to get the real history into as many hands as possible if we’re going to stop their agenda in its tracks and reverse the inroads they’ve made in our society.
But I have one slight quibble with the way Beck sometimes uses the word, “Founders” and/or “Founding Fathers”. Since his use is not _technically_ correct, it may unnecessarily open him up to criticism.
“The phrase “Founding Fathers” is a proper noun.
In other words, Founding Fathers refers directly to a very specific group of people (although I think you could be a little bit flexible and include a little wider group of people). Those who intellectually contributed to the Constitutional convention were the Founding Fathers.”
Thomas Payne and Ethan Allen, for example, were in no- wise intellectual architects of the Constitution. Rather, they were firebrands of the Revolution. Was that important? Sure, they made an important contribution, but they weren’t Founding Fathers. Period.”
~ Greg Koukl (Stand to Reason 1995)-— Source: http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5097