Fredrick Douglass summed it up over 100 years ago. Heres what he said: ... Though the colored (Black) man is no longer subject to barter and sale, he is surrounded by an adverse settlement which fetters all his movements. In his downward course, he meets with no resistance, but his course upward is resented and resisted at every step of his progress. If he comes in ignorance, rags and wretchedness ... he conforms to the popular belief of his character, and in that character he is welcome; but if he shall come as a gentleman, a scholar and a statesman, he is hailed as a contradiction to the national faith concerning his race, and his coming is resented as impudence. In one case he may provoke contempt and derision, but in the other he is an affront to pride and provokes malice. Frederick Douglass ,September 25, 1883 (I Came Across This In Some Of The Comments.Thought It Was Worth Sharing.)
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 01:32:10 +0000
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