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Originally Posted by MeganS  Lou - I LOVED your post.
Personally, I find Black History to be very interesting and I love studying it.
I was not "offended" by the Rev.'s comments. I just thought they were unnecessary and racially dividing. I DO believe that Black History is something we should learn about and devote time to learning about (I am in love with American History though, so that could have something to do with it) but I think we need to go about learning of it with more of an open heart and mind. Many people are racist STILL -- it's still out there. So it's not something that should be forgotten about. It's important. I believe that we need to see the progression in our country to continue moving forward with our goals and hopes.
The reason that it bothered me is that I just felt that it was unnecessary. The men and women who fought for civil rights fought to erase the racial divisions...and comments like that do not allow that to happen. Had he said "Where blacks, whites, reds, and yellows can live together in peace an harmony" I don't think anyone would have a problem with it. |
Or if he WAS talking about the civil rights movement he could have said something like "We
came from a time when black people had to sit on the back of the bus... " yada yada yada. That would have been completely different. But he made it seem like people were separated and that those who were white were the only ones being racist.