When I was growing up Blacks used the epithet “Booker T!” like they did (and do?) “Uncle Tom” against other Blacks for “actin’ White.”
To many people sound off from ignorance--some here at Free Republic.
The great tragedy of 20th Century America is that Black Americans chose to follow the direction of Dubois. Rights and entitlements enforced by the govt. Washington on the other hand tried to persuade his people to follow the directions of immigrant groups. Hard work, education small entrepreneurship. He accepted the Dubois understanding that immigrants were here by free choice and Blacks had bee slaves for 200 years and 3rd class citizens for 50 more, but he knew that self generated economic advancement would do more to bring about equality than political agitation. He never ever excused the unspeakable wrongs done to Blacks in America but he saw the situation not as how can we be compensated, but as we’re here. What do WE do now.
Humility, empathy and introspection. Are 3 characteristics most people do not think of when they consider the Ibamas.
Really good post, jazu’.
After these two exslaves speak I never want to live in their America.
It was so “we” and “they” or “us” and “them” oriented. You could just feel her hatred as she said each “they” and you knew she meant YOU — THE EVIL WHITE PERSON.
An American Hero
Sorry to repeat myself, but as others and I have suggested upstream, read Up From Slavery.
Maybe the students should have had a bit of background as well.
Man up ALL AMERICANS! Break free from government shackles! Be your own man! Be blessed!
This is a very telling snippet regarding the FLOTUS, snipper...
Key quote... “There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs — partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.” — Booker T. Washington, Founder.
Truth be told, her intended audience outside the Tuskegee walls also have never read BTW, btw.
