Comments on: Douglas A. Blackmon on Bill Moyers Journal

By: runasim

runasim — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:19:37 +0000

"I question the timing of this, this year, from a political standpoint."

Just when is it politially correct to learn history?

The truth is said to set us free, but some people are as much afraid of freedom for others as they are afraid of truth.

By: DLS

DLS — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:05:39 +0000

I question the timing of this, this year, from a political standpoint. But it could merely have been coincidental. Maybe.

In addition to black history in general and the northern version of it (as well as post-1960s leftist perversions of what should be just responses to racism), there is a political slant to the end of Reconstruction. That was the price paid to put a President in the White House. (In 2000, the Dems didn't offer anything; they just tried to steal what they lost.)

By: runasim

runasim — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:35:03 +0000

It struck me and shocked me during the Wright flap how little of black history is really known in America. Even young blacks are ignorant of it to a surprising degree.
I don't see how we can deal with racial tensions today without understanding their history. In that regard, Blackmon's work is invaluable.

The slowest theme to emerge is racism in the North. In fact, blaming it all on the South became an alibi for not facing up to it.

As they say, a MUST READ.