Stern lectures for the logically-challenged. Others have opinions, I have convictions.
Friday, February 25, 2005
Black History Month
I suppose I should comment on this Black History Month. The founder of Negro History Week, which evolved into Black History Month, would be sickened to see what has been done to his legacy. Republican Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week between the birthdays of Republican President Abraham Lincoln and Republican activist Frederick Douglass. Mr. Woodson believed that blacks should know their past in order to participate intelligently in the affairs in our country. He strongly believed that black history - which others have tried so diligently to erase - is a firm foundation for young black Americans to build on in order to become productive citizens of our society. His message was that blacks should be proud of their heritage and that other Americans should also understand it. His father, a former slave, insisted that "learning to accept insult, to compromise on principle, to mislead your fellow man, or to betray your people, is to lose your soul."
What a soulless bunch of people currently hold the self-annointed title of Black Leader. They do nothing BUT mislead their fellow men and betray their people. Instead of teaching the positive contributions of blacks in this country, they teach victimization and dependence. They have done more to retard the advancement of blacks in this country than Democratic slave holders ever did.