Sunday, January 05, 2020
Before Emmett Till, 23-year-old George Armwood was dragged from jail, hanged and burnt in 1933. My Comment
The examples of racist actions
against persons of color in this nation are heartbreaking. Who could ever perpetrate a
violent act against a human being only because their skin is dictated by
melanin DNA? It's ridiculous on its face. Nonetheless it is the
essence of who some of us are. I did not learn its reality until my
college years. I remembered though a girl in my high school class who
was a person of color and also was running for secretary of the class.
When she told me she was running she said she knew she would not win. I
asked her why. She said at that time because she was black. I was
incredulous because she was extraordinarily smart and nice. She was
also right because she did not win as she knew she would not. It makes
me sad that I did not realize it then but surely I do now. Black
people in this nation have been much sinned against. I can only do what
I can do and vote for those who understand racism's place in US history and make sure I
do not perpetuate the sin!
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