Obama missed the 60s civil rights movement, but, proves racism is thriving in White House
By D. Lindley Young
Obama wanted to get involved in the Civil Rights movement, but, he was a little late.
The sixties launched the ship or some would argue, put it in dock
The struggle for civil rights has been a long time coming and maybe a long way to go.
The Civil Rights movement had made significant advances through Martin Luther King, Jr., W. E. B. Du Bois, Rosa Parks, James Meredith, Stokely Carmichael, Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson, Joe Lewis, Jackie Robinson, and Jesse Owens. They made a difference. They were part of a movement. They directly affected substantial change, if not in a lot of peoples' attitude, but in the law.
A series of civil rights demonstrations and crises prompted President John F. Kennedy to take a more active stance and to introduce comprehensive new legislation in 1963 on the issue. In 1964 deadly racial violence erupted in Selma, Alabama.
African-Americans were attacked by police while preparing to march to Montgomery to protest voting rights discrimination. In 1965 President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voter Rights Act to attempt to assure voting rights for African-Americans.
When Obama answered the ad by Jerry Kellman, a social activist, who recruited Obama in Chicago as a community organizer, Obama wanted to be a civil rights leader.
Although Obama was soon made to realize the movement had its birth in the 60s and that he had missed Selma, Montgomery and Martin Luther King, Jr., he never let go of his racial ambitions.
Recently, Obama went to Africa and told the people there to "get over colonialism" and pull themselves together. Then Obama, America's became the first black president to take a tour of Cape Coast Castle, a seaside fortress used by slave traders starting in the 17th century.
He took the opportunity to commit on slavery, noting: "As painful as it is, I think that it helps to teach all of us that we have to do what we can to fight against the kinds of evils that sadly still exist in our world, not just on this continent but in every corner of the globe," Obama said somberly at end of his visit to the compound.
He likened his tour of the slave castle to his visit last month to the site of the former Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald in Germany, saying "it reminds us of the capacity of human beings to commit great evil."
Obama then gave his spe
ech to the NAACP lecturing other blacks on several issues. Then, came Gates- a perfect opportunity to foist himself into the fray to bolster his racial leader credentials, for some. But, what he did was show his racism. The black is always the victim and the police only arrested Gates because he was black. Now, that is racism, not leadership.
Obama automatically concluded without the facts that Gates was a victim of racism and that the police "acted stupidly." This is racism. Snap judgments based upon color.
See: http://www.themoderntribune.com
Obama wanted to get involved in the Civil Rights movement, but, he was a little late.
The sixties launched the ship or some would argue, put it in dock
The struggle for civil rights has been a long time coming and maybe a long way to go.
The Civil Rights movement had made significant advances through Martin Luther King, Jr., W. E. B. Du Bois, Rosa Parks, James Meredith, Stokely Carmichael, Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson, Joe Lewis, Jackie Robinson, and Jesse Owens. They made a difference. They were part of a movement. They directly affected substantial change, if not in a lot of peoples' attitude, but in the law.
A series of civil rights demonstrations and crises prompted President John F. Kennedy to take a more active stance and to introduce comprehensive new legislation in 1963 on the issue. In 1964 deadly racial violence erupted in Selma, Alabama.
African-Americans were attacked by police while preparing to march to Montgomery to protest voting rights discrimination. In 1965 President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voter Rights Act to attempt to assure voting rights for African-Americans.
When Obama answered the ad by Jerry Kellman, a social activist, who recruited Obama in Chicago as a community organizer, Obama wanted to be a civil rights leader.
Although Obama was soon made to realize the movement had its birth in the 60s and that he had missed Selma, Montgomery and Martin Luther King, Jr., he never let go of his racial ambitions.
Recently, Obama went to Africa and told the people there to "get over colonialism" and pull themselves together. Then Obama, America's became the first black president to take a tour of Cape Coast Castle, a seaside fortress used by slave traders starting in the 17th century.
He took the opportunity to commit on slavery, noting: "As painful as it is, I think that it helps to teach all of us that we have to do what we can to fight against the kinds of evils that sadly still exist in our world, not just on this continent but in every corner of the globe," Obama said somberly at end of his visit to the compound.
He likened his tour of the slave castle to his visit last month to the site of the former Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald in Germany, saying "it reminds us of the capacity of human beings to commit great evil."
Obama then gave his spe
ech to the NAACP lecturing other blacks on several issues. Then, came Gates- a perfect opportunity to foist himself into the fray to bolster his racial leader credentials, for some. But, what he did was show his racism. The black is always the victim and the police only arrested Gates because he was black. Now, that is racism, not leadership.
Obama automatically concluded without the facts that Gates was a victim of racism and that the police "acted stupidly." This is racism. Snap judgments based upon color.
See: http://www.themoderntribune.com
