John Sims has spent two decades confronting this country's Confederate iconography and exclusionary history. His creativity suggests a path forward toward a national racial healing.
Excellent article about this wonderful program. We saw it and it was a very effective way to shed light on the sins of the past as well as our need to face up to what happened and what is still happening. It is a shame that the Gamble Plantation can not recognize its history.
From 1882-1968, 4,743 lynchings occurred in the United States, yet B-on-B murders kill over 5,000 EVERY YEAR at a 5x rate of White murders. Where is the concern for causes of this?
I'm not sure why when I write about anything having to do with race at all, you respond with this same statement every time. It's a legitimate question, but it's a separate issue. I don't see it as directly related to dealing with the resolution of America's history of slavery and lynchings. Or maybe the fact that we refuse to resolve those wrongs is what continues to fuel the collective trauma to Black America that leads us to where we, and they, are today.
Analyses of Black authors/historians/economists I've given you show "..trauma to Black America that leads us to where we, and they, are today." has little to do with so-called past/present "White supremacy" or "racism" or slavery. As mentioned, I believe using those terms only masks Black's true basic issues and worse, leads Blacks away from solutions. Race-hustlers like Jackson/Sharpton have become rich flogging White guilt with these terms, while their flocks remain mired.
I compared the lynchings with today's much greater Black slaughter to dramatize the importance of focusing on today's issues--the major of which is Black family breakup. The reason(s) for this is not slavery or racism or White supremacy, or red-lining, etc., as those authors repeatedly say in pointing out Blacks married at higher rates than Whites prior to the '60's and progressed well financially, before destructive gov. intervention. You seem dismissive of their analysis even though their supporting facts seem irrefutable.
So whenever you write about racial issues, unquestioningly using "White supremacy", "racism", etc., I feel you (or your quoted source) are hurting Blacks by diverting attention away from solutions and I feel compelled to say so...each time.
Excellent article about this wonderful program. We saw it and it was a very effective way to shed light on the sins of the past as well as our need to face up to what happened and what is still happening. It is a shame that the Gamble Plantation can not recognize its history.
You keep taking us by the hand and leading us in the right direction. Thanks Carrie.
John Sims' projects are timely and thought provoking. Time to make changes. Thanks, Carrie.
From 1882-1968, 4,743 lynchings occurred in the United States, yet B-on-B murders kill over 5,000 EVERY YEAR at a 5x rate of White murders. Where is the concern for causes of this?
I'm not sure why when I write about anything having to do with race at all, you respond with this same statement every time. It's a legitimate question, but it's a separate issue. I don't see it as directly related to dealing with the resolution of America's history of slavery and lynchings. Or maybe the fact that we refuse to resolve those wrongs is what continues to fuel the collective trauma to Black America that leads us to where we, and they, are today.
Carrie,
Analyses of Black authors/historians/economists I've given you show "..trauma to Black America that leads us to where we, and they, are today." has little to do with so-called past/present "White supremacy" or "racism" or slavery. As mentioned, I believe using those terms only masks Black's true basic issues and worse, leads Blacks away from solutions. Race-hustlers like Jackson/Sharpton have become rich flogging White guilt with these terms, while their flocks remain mired.
I compared the lynchings with today's much greater Black slaughter to dramatize the importance of focusing on today's issues--the major of which is Black family breakup. The reason(s) for this is not slavery or racism or White supremacy, or red-lining, etc., as those authors repeatedly say in pointing out Blacks married at higher rates than Whites prior to the '60's and progressed well financially, before destructive gov. intervention. You seem dismissive of their analysis even though their supporting facts seem irrefutable.
So whenever you write about racial issues, unquestioningly using "White supremacy", "racism", etc., I feel you (or your quoted source) are hurting Blacks by diverting attention away from solutions and I feel compelled to say so...each time.
Best, Bob