Post by Olan on Aug 28, 2017 18:08:18 GMT
time.com/4917486/james-baldwin-america-racism/
Today is the 54th anniversary of the March on Washington.
James Baldwin quote found in the article.
"t the risk of sounding mystical, the first step probably has to be somewhere in the American conscience. The American white republic has to ask itself why it was necessary for them to invent ‘the nigger.’ I am not a nigger. I have never called myself one. But one comes into the world and the world decides you are this for its own reasons. And it’s very important for the American, in terms of the future, in terms of its health, in terms of the transformation we are all seeking, that he face this question — that he needed the nigger for something.”
Interesting fact: Obama accepted the Democratic nomination on this day. Its also the 62nd anniversary of Emmett Till's murder.
Today is the 54th anniversary of the March on Washington.
James Baldwin quote found in the article.
"t the risk of sounding mystical, the first step probably has to be somewhere in the American conscience. The American white republic has to ask itself why it was necessary for them to invent ‘the nigger.’ I am not a nigger. I have never called myself one. But one comes into the world and the world decides you are this for its own reasons. And it’s very important for the American, in terms of the future, in terms of its health, in terms of the transformation we are all seeking, that he face this question — that he needed the nigger for something.”
Interesting fact: Obama accepted the Democratic nomination on this day. Its also the 62nd anniversary of Emmett Till's murder.
