jeffrockit
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What a POV you have, mudwhistle. For starters, I like history very much and I approve of any effort to teach it. I think most schools neglect to teach the history of the poor, no matter what race, and so it is also a window on that many students do not usually get. Yes, the story of black Americans' struggle for civil rights is in part the story of evil committed by some whites -- but it is also the story of great courage and respect on the part of other whites. The story of black Americans is not an exclusively black story.
The struggle for civil rights in this country is so recent, I lived through most of the significant events. Could we cherish our nation's ability to correct evils of the past for mebbe just a wee while longer before we commence to pretending none of that matters anymore?
As for race relations getting worse in the past two years....what are you basing that claim on?
Actor Morgan Freeman disagrees with Black history month:
Morgan Freeman asks the question "you are gonna relegate my history to one month, which month is white history month"? This in an interview with Mike Wallace. Wallace then states he is Jewish so Freeman then asks "when is Jewish history month". Wallace states "there is not one". Wallace then asks what do we do about racism and Freeman states "stop talking about it". He tells Wallace he will stop referring to him as a "white man" and Wallace should stop referring to him as a "black man".
For all the talk about wanting to just be treated as equals, African Americans seem to want to separate themselves more and more.
http://www.thatvideosite.com/video/morgan_freeman_isnt_a_fan_of_black_history_month
Mr. Freeman is entitled to his opinion, just as I am entitled to mine.
Still does not answer the question of why there is not a white history month or a Jewish history month or any other for that reason. What purpose does it serve to give 1 whopping month to the history of an entire race? It actually diminishes the struggle by assigning a mere month to such a horrific time in our history. When you have an African American stating in a well thought, logical manner, it makes a lot of sense. To just pass it off as just another opinion when it comes from someone who lived through and suffered from this time is simply insulting. When you continue to pour salt on a wound it never heals.
It is arrogant to treat Black conservative's in the manner they are treated. A great example is the nasty things blogged about Herman Cain calling him a Monkey and putting on a show for the white man as if his opinion is wrong because he is a conservative and does not agree with the liberal mantra of the victim mentality, That only serves to keep blacks in their media created struggle as does the affirmative action which really just tells Blacks they are not as good so they need govt interference to get jobs.