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If you haven't read Keith Richberg's book, you (and the other black conservatives here) should. Richberg is not a conservative but his book sure is. The theme of his book is his realization that he had more in common with white Europeans and Americans than he did with black Africans. I think that the breakout moment for black Americans will be when they realize that they "Americans".

102 - "The theme of his book is his realization that he had more in common with white Europeans and Americans than he did with black Africans. I think that the breakout moment for black Americans will be when they realize that they "Americans"."

a good observation.

As a young GI, of German-American ancestry, I was assigned to germany, and learned to speak german fluently, with a good 'HochDeutsch' accent. Along with my looks, this enabled me to blend in, inconspicuously, with the locals.

It took me a while, but I finally realized that I was 'American', not 'German-American'. I realized that to be an American was a state of mind.