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11 months ago

in Wednesday Open Thread on Jack and Jill Politics
And why the hell shouldn't American black men be angry?

11 months ago

in Jack’s Back: My Take On The New Yorker Joint w/ NPR Audio on Jack and Jill Politics
The jibjab video was pretty funny, all right - but as a former black person (long story), I thought the cartoon was in terrible taste, if somewhat clever satire. I've recently read the first novel written by an African American - Clotel, the president's daughter - a fictionalized account of Thomas Jefferson's child by his slave and am now reading "Inheriting the Trade," a true story of a white family in Rhode Island that learned of and researched their family's horrid history as one of the largest slave traders of the 18th and 19th centuries. I remain despondent about the state of race relations in this country. Both are highly recommended but will REALLY make you angry and sad. How can we ever overcome this tragic legacy and all it still causes in human suffering today?
This is my first post here but I'm sure glad I found you.
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