[GOPJ]

Before the 60's - black and white cultures were surprisingly similar.

Upper class members of the black community were responsible adults with a strong work ethic and often 'God fearing'. Both black and white cultures looked down on the 'trash' among them - and the trash was the same - white trash sat around, did nothing, was semi-criminal and known for 'excuses'. It was exactly the same with black 'trash'.

Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks came out of earlier traditions and mentalities - both were elegant upper-class black citizens with high moral standards.

With the 60's and the advent of 'white liberal elites' ( the 'white' amoral by-product of the 1960's) the black community was turned on it's head. Almost overnight young men in their 20's - often radical and angry took over the culture.

In some ways it was necessary to get from "there" to "here", but the price has been high. And that's some of what this article deals with - it's actually pretty impressive.

The real conversation about race is staring... Patricia L. Dickson is a worthy voice in that discussion as is our own cripplecreek and many others...

[cripplecreek]

I always look to George Washington Carver and his contemporaries as an example. Carver himself was born into slavery but didn't go seeking revenge after it ended. He and his contemporaries sought only to be accepted as equals in American society.



He lived in a world with considerable racism but chose to rise above it rather than wallow in it. He chose to help the poor both black and white through pure charity (doing it himself) and free market means.