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Originally Posted by bksteele

Can't believe that went on for six pages....WTF are we thinking about! Can we spend our time on something other than a fictional movie and a post from someone that clearly has no idea of how things operated in that time period. Does racism still exist in US and the world YES, but in a more subdued manner rather than the days of constitutional approved "Jim Crow Laws (1876 -->1965). Those days were a blackman would be lynched for looking at a white lady. The days where if they didn't want you for vote they didn't count your vote if they allowed you to vote (Didn't need any voter ID Laws) And we are not that far removed from those days of black inferiority movies playing the maid, chauffeur or the butler. We should always take time to honor those that have endured so we could have it better than they did, and teach those whom don't know so we don't end up back there because we think they got here all by themselves. It should be looked at, as "in spite of" not inferiority, that's how the mass media looks at people. We stand on the shoulders of those that have come before us... from Elijah McCoy, 10th Cavalry to Colin Powell and so on. If we do not learn from our history.... we are doomed to repeat it!!! I don't like everything about anybody personality, including myself find something in common and build from there Ya B EZ now

Thank you for the breath of fresh air in this vile thread. I have been in the sandbox (Thank you Alley and Cali for sharing your cake and for letting me play with your toys lol) but I do want to thank you for reminding us that we have the people who came before us to thank for where we are today. Tomorrow, January 1st, will mark the passage of 150 years since Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. A lot has happened in that time, some good, some bad, but we all have the same goals in life as humans, as we walk/run/toil/crawl on our journey, and that is to create a better world for our children, and to have our basic needs of food, shelter, and sex met. I can personally say that I respect every single person I meet until they give me reason to do otherwise, and I went to college for 8 years and many of my university professors were black. The president of my university is black. The president of this great nation is black. And 150 years is not that long of a time really in the grand historical record so what I wanted to say was that I think we have come a long way, though there is still much more to do. I thank all of those people, black and white, who came before us and helped us on our journey.
Peace and love to all in the coming year...