Posted on 04/20/2025 12:22:49 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
The story of Black conservatism begins in the aftermath of the Civil War. Freedmen who sought to rebuild their lives aligned with the Republican Party—the party of Lincoln—championing abolition, civil rights, and Reconstruction. Leaders like Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington personified this era, urging self-reliance, education, and economic empowerment as the path to equality.
Yet, by the mid-20th century, the tectonic plates of American politics shifted. The Great Depression, the New Deal, and the Civil Rights Era drew Black Americans into the Democratic fold. The Republican Party’s pivot toward a “Southern Strategy” further alienated Black voters, leading to the marginalization of Black conservatives.
But while their voices became quieter, they never disappeared. Zora Neale Hurston, Thomas Sowell, and Shelby Steele continued championing conservative principles, often at personal and professional cost. In the 21st century, their ideological descendants are stepping boldly back into the public square.
Critics often accuse Black conservatives of being disconnected from racial realities, labeling them as “sellouts” or “tokens.” Such attacks, however, ignore the deep historical roots and intellectual rigor of Black conservatism.
Maybe it’s time for Black people to prioritize policy over party. I know for many, this might sound radical, even wild. But for decades, we’ve aligned with the Democratic Party, and the results in our communities haven’t improved. If we’re honest, they’ve gotten worse—a point I think we can all agree on. Economic development has stalled, our schools are failing, and the family structure is crumbling...
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date of publication should read December 15, 2024*
They would have to be gay or single because all the black women are extremely liberal.
Because they are all getting a goobermint check.
The KKK could not have done a better job of destroying black families than the welfare state has.
Strong black conservative men are waking and they need support.
Republicans didn't abandon blacks in the sixties to pursue the "Southern Strategy". If anything, that pursuit helped bring the younger generation of southern whites away from the Democrats and Jim Crow. Democrats are still the ones who classify and strive to separate Americans by race.
Malcolm X was right when he said that the White Liberal was the greatest enemy of black people.
Only if they demand accountability from their black communities.
The Democrat Party logic says “no” to the headline, “as most of those negros aren’t smart enough to know where to obtain identification so as they can vote”.
Here's a joke I heard maybe 20 years ago:
Q: What do you call a black man at a conservative convention?
A: The keynote speaker.
” If we’re honest, they’ve gotten worse—a point I think we can all agree on. Economic development has stalled, our schools are failing, and the family structure is crumbling...”
If they were honest, they’d recognized that ALL of these metrics were improving quickly during Trump 45.
conservatism is colorblind, as opposed to people...who are not.
Guess who Lyndon Johnson got voting for his Party the next one hundred years?
Can it do any worse than the last 60 years of black socialist progressivism?
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