Black Power Movement

proud whiteman?
you are not proud, you are racist and ignorant, i feel sorry for you, but I wish you open your mind before it's too late.
LOVE

This is for Jesse from down under. What hatred you have for the white race and to just contradict yourself. First off, god created races and that makes him the greatest racist. He made handicapped people too. He could have made everone the same but that would be boring. Now that we know he created races for a reason, as I am sure you agree, what wrong is it for a person to want to preserve that which is from god? Namely the white and black races. It is not the hate that drives is in the white sepratist movement. It is the love that brings us together and the hate agaisnt people like you that wants to make us extinct. You haven't been here I asse. What you get from the USA is on the tube. Are you a good problem solver? Then start looking around. Oh just read up on it. This message isn't meant to mock you, just inform you. I appreciate diversity, but without looking into a group that hates your own, would it be hate to keep them out to preserve you and your family? Would it be hate to not allow a homeless man Into to your home? To say barrack Obama is the first black preodent it to deny h being white and all the credit goes to blacks. He is not helping rave relations becAuse he is allowing hself to be perased as the black ocon child and thus ignoring his other white half. He could care less about race reLations as he is a socialist and would rather destroy race period . Is this what you want? No more races? That would be genocide. And that would only cause well...you think the war on terrorism is bad, wait till you see what Vikings, conquistadors, celts, Spartans, Anglos and Saxons, Romans, and every great historical people whose blood flows in us can do to the new racial holy war. the ph that they showed tithe worl is in all of us today for the last stand. So Think of how great of things we have done for the world, as I'd you hate what we did, go live out in the bush with the Neanderthal hybrids and leave everything whites invented and gave the world behind. You might want to think about what we did because you might be just going out there without well, do your research. And peanut butter came from the aztecs 500 years ago. Love your race!

good lord willing the south will rise again and as for u mexicans feel free to head back south anytime just leave enough room in ur truck for a few negros

I don't get why White man said that if you read the bible they were in egept and they had schools and they weren't white which is probley shocking to you WHITE MAN They were black yes full dark skined black people and they were educated and the european only made stuff worse taking land from the indean's and giving them crapy land which im part indian but im mostly black so you can't just say stuff like that.

Iam not an American, I an a white girl from down under. The history of citizens in American facinates me. There is no difference between black and white, do we not breath the same air? is coulour not only skin deep? are we not all capable of love, faith and hope? God did not invent racism he invented races, we invented racism. You arnt born racist you are tought how to be racist. Have a look at Oparahs show with Jane Elliot performing a exercise unknown to the audience. People were told that if the have blue eyes they were more stupid than people with brown eyes. The brown eyed people had been treated with respect, given food befor the show and seats. the blue eyed people were given nothing, escorted to the bathroom, were made to were green ring around there neck to indicate they had blue eyes, they were segregated for being lesser people because of their blue eyes. when announced that brown eyed people were smarter, superior to blue eyed people the blue eyed people started protraying racist behaviour to the brown eyed people (ALL BECAUSE OF WHAT THE HAD BEEN TAUGHT!!)The blue eyed people were extreamly upset and felt discriminated against just for having blue eyes even though they believed they were no different. The worst part of all was they were able to desegregate selves for appearing as a blue eyed person by just taking off their paper green collar. They had to go through what a black man or woman has to go through every day but only for 2 hours, yet they felt as though it was catastrophic what they were put through! they do not get to take off their collar when around racism and discrimination.

It was also said in this show that we may not think we are racist but generally portray racist actions, like when a black man walks in the store and people grap there bags with extra strength? Why is it that when a white man walks in this does not happen unless he looks as though he is on some high?



Was it not the WHITE People who raided places of worship and burt thenm to the ground, was it not them who hung a man for his colour and colour alone? was it not them who would follow a black man/ woman on their way home and beat them just to preech that they thought they were superior?



We made racism, no one else.

and for that it is a shame.

Black Power means just that. Do not let the words of an ignorant human being affect you. We have come a long way. Reading some of the articles posted by a few people here does not affect me. It is only words, and many people that feel that way would not dare say it in public.

I think this entire nation has been swimming against the tide since the 50's. Let me ask, have you ever heard of an elephant mating with a tiger? How do you feel about genetic engineering? First let me make it clear that I am not saying that whites are superior. I am not saying blacks are superior. The problem I see is that we have been told we are the same and we are NOT. Think about the differences. Blacks have larger facial features. Whites do not. Blacks have different texture hair than whites. We worship differently. We eat differently. We name our children differently and we dress different. So what is the same about us? I think if we can say " yes, we are different" then maybe we can finally unite as Americans, not Black and White. Do you hear Mexican's and Chineese, constanly say they are the same as Whites? No you do not.

for thousand years negros don't build nothing in Africa. So how we can compare a negro to a european white man who build the world we know.

Herb, it is no wonder to can not move. Someone like you should not be able o go out and communicate with the human race! You are disgusting and God punished you just right. I wish he could have paralyzed your hands also so that you couldn't right such ignorace! Well guess we can't always get what we want. God bless!

Denney, Walter:



You two are a disgrace to the white man! If the two of you cannot handle the acceptance of all man-kind then you should be like Herb. Dig yourselves a hole in the ground and rot in hell.

I was read this article while doing research for an Ethics class. It is so sad some of the comments that were made. I find it hard to believe that someone that has acess to the internet is not up to date with current affairs so I believe Herb is just showing his racist ignorance as for Walter, how sad you have the small mindedness outlook you have. I myself am Native American Indian and am very proud of my heritage. People that talk about sending people back where they came from need to remember, everyone came here from somewhere else unless you are Indian!! I am not even going to address Denneys ignorance.

Mr.Denney Owens there wasn't a certain person that stopped the lynching of blacks but instead it was a group of people. It is obvious that you are ignorant and need some help with accepting the fact that blacks, whites, spanish, and all different kinds of races live together and are trying to make this country a better place for the next generations. It is difficult to do this with people like you that are very close minded.

who got rid of lynching blacks? what an idiot!

I read this article fing it highly informative, and the i read the comments to understand how others felt to get first hand opinions on the topic. I was saddened when i read 'Herb's' comment. I, as a BLACK individual was hurt to think that even in this day and age, there are still people willing to enslave me, not based on crimes I've committed or racial things I may have said. It frightened me to think that there are peopl out there waning me to work for the free life that God has blessed me with. Now to Herb, I must admit I believe that your sob story about not going out into the world sinc 1950 is completely false, considering the if you were paralysed from the neck down you would not have been able to type such a comment( hint: your arms are paralysed remember). You just made youself look like an idiot!

And now i move on to this ignorant fool WALTER, there are many disgsting, insulting things i can say about the other races out there but that would make me look a lot like you. Oh. and by the way the word negro is spanish for black so if you constantly want to acknowledege the colour of my ski that is your problem, but all I am asking of you is to keep your racial comment to yourself. I am a well educated 16-year-old, black Bahamian doing research on how my rights as an individual came to be, how it is that i can go to an intergrated school and be smarter than the vast majority of the children ( black, white, asian etc.), I am better that both Walter and Herb, because I embrace all cultures, because we were all created in God's own image and likeness.

"The Black Power movement grew out of the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT that had steadily gained momentum through the 1950s and 1960s"

what book is that from?

hello. i dont want to take much of your time, i just wanted to say that i believe that negros not only smell horrible, but their palms are white... its disgusting. the other day i was traveling through comptom and before i could realize that it was a city, i thought that it was a waterhole. twas disgusting man. so many creatures a.k.a. negros. i just wanna no, who let them out of their cage?

I feel like there should be more things done for the black people now then what is being done. People are trying to make the whole race thing so important. i believe that the schools all over the world should do more things for black history week and we should have a day that we can morn for the blacks that have been killed and that have been beaten. I also think that people around the world should think about what they are saying before they say something bad about the blacks and how they look. I grew up around black people and they were the nicest people in the world to me in fact we all got along so well that they are concidered family in my house and they always will be family to me.

I am saddened by what Herb had to say on the subject. I am pretty darn white, and Australian through and through. I think that both races are exactly the same on the inside, and that this ridiculous assumption that white people should have power over the blacks is only for the weak minded who cannot really fathom anything different. I do not blame you entirely though, Herb, your father would have taught you this way of life and he would've been taught the same thing. Although you shoud've changed your views on the subject, we shouldn't have invented slavery in the first place. I am fifteen and the youth of Australia have no tolerance of racial prejudice.

Thanks for listening, Bri

Might I add, scientific studies have found that Caucasians white skin is cause by a genetic mutation and that darker skinned people are actually more "pure". Just food for thought!

Also, I too am bi-racial and I find that a mind set such as Herb's is very sad. Your missing out on some many good experiences due to your mind being so closed. I am sure that race isn't the only close minded view Herb has, what a shame...

Sorry to tell you, Herb, but you not only sound racist, you ARE racist. I'm as white as they come, and your comments disgust me as much as the idea of black and white people having access to the same goods and services disgust you. Things were TIDIER when whites had power over blacks??? Guess what, life and the world are FAR from tidy, but instead complex, complicated, and multi-faceted. Those who seek tidiness in life are usually too simple and unintelligent to handle opposing and complex ideas and agendas and have little capacity for change and evolution, something the human species is inherently good at. You ARE a racist, (most people who employ such statements like "Not to sound racist," usually ARE racists without the conviction to just admit what they truly are) and to sum up such ignorant thoughts and beliefs with a flippant "God bless," is offensive to even an agnostic such as myself. God does not agree with your backwards way of thinking. Not to sound insensitive, but maybe it's a good thing someone with ideas such as yours hasn't been able to leave the house since the 50's.

I too am completely and utterly disgusted and shocked by Herb and what he said.



I am a milato. A mixed child. I am both races, Black American and White American. And to think that someone has the ignorance to say that they cannot co-exisit with eachother is appaling. I am both therefore i co-exist. I understand that you are not used to this way of thinking and used to this way of social change, but you need to keep an opwn mind.

POeople have human dignity and should not "belong" to one another. we are our own people and we have our own minds, and thought, and we are responsible for our own actions and thoughts. People were not ment to be owned.



And for you to say that we cannot think for ourselves is completley ridicious. Some of the greatest minds in the history of America are Black and African Americans. And if you havent notice our country has come along way we now have a Black man as President. Face it Change is inevitable. Its going to hapen whether you or anybody else likes it or not.



"You should not be judged by the color of your skin but by the content of your own character" - Dr. Martin Luther King jr



-I am a 16 year old Milato child. And I am very proud of my cultures and where i come from.

Herb(below me), I know you haven't been out since the 1950's, but what you said disgusted me. The black race is indeed different from the white race, and they should not be treated the same. But that does not mean both races cannot be treated equally. I have many black and mixed race friends. I know for a fact they all think intelligently and seperately. Can I ask you something? For me, would you get a movable wheelchair and go outside and just talk with someone with a different skin color than yours? You'd be suprised at how much this will broaden your world. There are so many nice people that you have to judge each of them individually, not by a feature they have no control over.

I must say I am surprised after reading this article.

I myself haven't really left the house since the 1950s (I am paralysed from the neck down), and the fact that negroes now have rights came as a great shock to me.

Does this mean that any negro can now use the same lunch counter at Woolworth's as me? I must say, I find that disgusting. White people and negroes were not meant to co-exist. If you ask me, I think things were better in my Father's time, when one race 'belonged' to the other. Not to sound racist, but it made it so much tidier having power over negroes. Lord knows they can't think for themselves.

God bless,
Herb.

This article was really inspiring and well it did grasp my attention. Im doing a paper for my English III class and well its on the Black Power Movement. This is all I've read on the topic so far. I have read some comments and well it really disappoints me on how some people think that the only way they will ever be happy is by getting back at white people. No one here is allowed to say, "Look at what we black people had to suffer." No!

None of you have the right to say that unless you were living in that era in time. Your ancestors may have gone through those difficulties, but dont you dare sit there and say, "We."

We are living in the future and well you have to accept the fact that there will always be ignorant people and someone will always get discriminated. These behaviors are being taught to young kids my age. I am a witness to this. I have friends with racist parents. Racism is something that will never die. I personally want it to, but its not going to happen. People will always blittle someone. You as a human need to hold your head high and just say over and over again, "He/She is no better than I am."

Uhh im not here to put down nor slander anyone. I just put down my views. You may not like it, but life keeps going on. I wanted to comment on what someone said that gay people dont have rights. Yes this is true. People are blind and ignorant with this subject when it comes down to gay people. I myself am a gay male and it upsets me on how many people put me down not knowing my capabilities. I know more than you may imagine. Gay people deserves every last right everyone gets. Did we forget that we are still human beings... That we have brains, blood, etc. Ponder on these thoughts next time someone wants to say something slick about a gay person. Just because you see one gay person making an idiot of themselves doesnt mean that all of us are like that.

I have been blessed this semester because of the class I took on the Civil Rights Movement. Although it is not important, I must tell you I am white, this will make sense later. When I began my class, I had many of the same opinions that some of you have expressed, why are they still angry? I did not enslave you, you were not enslaved, why are you still angry? You have your rights, why still the anger? Before you all flip out on me, read on, because my opinions on these things have changed. I had the chance to visit such places as Atlanta georgia, attending church at Ebinezer Baptist. I had the chance to speak with one of the Little Rock 9. I had the chance to walk through Kelley Engrim Park and gain an understanding of the sacrifeces made and the terrible things blacks went through. I had the chance to visitMontgomery and speak with Mr. Reverend Grets. I had the chance to visit the Nashville Public Library, sit the replica of the lunch counter, and learn the terrrible things us whites did to blacks. I had the chance to visit Menphis, where I walked through the National Civil Rights Museum, where I sat on a replica of the bus Roas Parks sat on, and heard a man tell me to move to the back of the bus. I know I will never fully understand the sacrifeece, bravery, and pain blacks went through, but I have learned many things. First of all, I have learned all these things I mentioned in the beginning are wrong, blacks were enslaved from the begining, treated horribly, had their rights taken awy, were mauled by the dogs of Bull Connor, sprayed with high-powered fire hoses, I want to know how you would feel? I will be honest, I am ashamed to be white, I am ashamed my people did not embrace the black race. So, I beleive blacks have a right to be angry, do I wish they weren't, absolutely, but I know I would be angry if I experienced some much injustice. You would think I would have a small understanding being a blind man, who has been denyed service in restauraunts, I di not, until I went on this trip. So, if you have actually read of this, I want to leave you with two things. First, many of you sounded ignorant, please educate yourselves before you actually write something on these posts. And second, one last thing I learned is the struggle is not over. There are prejducies and discriminatory practices taking place, blacks may have rights, but gays are being denyed them. And if you are a Christian reading this post, I want you to examine what we have used the bible to justify. And then, I want to reexamine your poistion on gay rights. Mine changed. On my trip, I always thought I would be that white man who would stand up for equal rights for blacks if I lived back then, but then, I thought about how I against rights for gays, and I realized my positon needed to change. I leave you all and I hope I pissed someone off because I'm good at that.

You all have very interesting points of view. I would only ask that you all continue to study the African American history in order to prevent atrocities like this from happening again. I won't forget, nor will I won't allow my children and grandchildren to forget; not out of hatred but out of necessity. They must know where we've been and what we've been through. You all be Blessed!!



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Immaturity shouldnt start World War III, we all need to look past this disgusting anger and look at the whole picture as to why America still discriminates, but we cannot let our immaturity make us blind to the real world. There is this quote (but i cannot remember who said it) but it goes something like this "be kind, cuz everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle". In order for America to be better as a whole, each individual person needs to look at themselves and fix themselves before we can fix our society.

sounds like alot of you all need to do some more research on the Civil Rights movement.



If any of you are interested in my opinion, i think that things have changed for blacks. If you want evidence of that look to the past. But remember there is huge difference between looking to the past and living in it.

Tom Elliott, you're pretty ignorant of many things. First, you said blacks are better off? Have you never heard of the vast African kingdoms that existed until Europeans decided to "explore"? There were peaceful communities, universities, libraries, a thriving economy... All of the things America aspires to and Africa now lacks due to the involvement of Europeans and, later, Americans. How is someone better off if they are taken from all of these things and shackled for slave labor across an ocean? How are they better off if they had to fight to be human for the next two centuries? How are they better off when there have to be laws in place to make companies hire them? Secondly, there have NEVER been more white slaves than black. The whites who were brought over here were indentured servants, freed after their 5 to 7 years of free work. Blacks had no such luck and were forced to work until they died or somehow escaped and even then they didn't have any of the righs of freed white servants. So for you to make these kinds of ridiculous statements shows how you know little about blacks and even less of your country's history.

Tom Elliott, you're pretty ignorant of many things. First, you said blacks are better off? Have you never heard of the vast African kingdoms that existed until Europeans decided to "explore"? There were peaceful communities, universities, libraries, a thriving economy... All of the things America aspires to and Africa now lacks due to the involvement of Europeans and, later, Americans. How is someone better off if they are taken from all of these things and shackled for slave labor across an ocean? How are they better off if they had to fight to be human for the next two centuries? How are they better off when there have to be laws in place to make companies hire them? Secondly, there have NEVER been more white slaves than black. The whites who were brought over here were indentured servants, freed after their 5 to 7 years of free work. Blacks had no such luck and were forced to work until they died or somehow escaped and even then they didn't have any of the righs of freed white servants. So for you to make these kinds of ridiculous statements shows how you know little about blacks and even less of your country's history.

Well, I somehow found this website because I trying to complete a paper that is due today for my class. I am at awe! I have no problem with people expressing what is on their mind, but when you do, think first, research what you are thinking about before you come to your conclusion. Yes, as a black woman I am thankful that as a race we have overcome alot of hard and diffcult times. I am proud to be a BLACK WOMAN. I am proud that we now have overcome alot of barriers. We can see that by our new Elected President, Barak Obama! Black people have died, fight, been jailed, beaten, black women have been rape by white men, hung, lied on, we were not allowed to eat, drink or use the restroom. White only bathroom, resturants, neighborhoods and it goes on. Our history will tell you that black people were not ALLOWED to read or write. But we have overcome that. We are inventors, educators, we are in positions, we are a people who are living what someone else has died for or fought for. So when I see the ignorance, I have to wonder! MARIA was WRONG for saying, "we mexican want to help you blacks to take over eruope that way white will not have a home land and you can take revange on what they did to MLK that the only way you can show your power is by defeting whites". We you make a statement like that I can tell you are ignorant! Lacey, MARIA was wrong, she said, "we mexican", so therefore Rodger and use the word. Maria need to read a book and grow up as well as you Lacey. I am grown woman, you stated that you are learning about civil rights history. You have along way to go. The statement that Maria made was WRONG!!!!!!!!! Why would she even consider that? Revenge!!!!! Going to another country? Did anything she said made since? No, I am outrage that people can say stupid things and someone come along and say why get made and don't call that person names. Well that person need to read and educate themselves. We cannot keep doing and saying the same old thing is we are planning to live in peace with everyone. Those were statements like that would have gotten someone killed. Are we moving forward? or are we just living?

rodger ramjet,you are a complete waste of america's time and space.I'm white,17 years old learning about civil rights in history. an eye for an eye will make the whole world go blind,and attackin' maria with words like "mexican" is racist,and callin' her numb nuts/twat its immature,and your the one that needs to educate yourself,because if whites will never be defeated,then you dont know what america is now.Thier is no defeating,or winning. i mean we have obama won,and im happy.and NO ONE needs to prove anything to anyone,just be theirselve.thank you.

maria is not african american and should not be saying comments as if she is. I am white and have no problem with black people and think that they should have equal right, everybody should. We just need to rely on everyone out there that cares enough to do something about it. Descrimination is not as bad as before we now have an african american president doesnt that show that not all people are racist only a minority.this is my perspective on things if you have questions just comment this.

I believe that all people should be treated equally no matter there race or color. We all should come together as one and not hate each other cause of the race or color they are. Because we all need each other believe it or not but we do.

We must stay focused on what God wants. God wants us to love each other. Most black folks are better off because they came to America, regardless of the fact that they came as slaves. There were more white slaves then thre were black slaves so stop dwelling on the issue.



If we aren't careful the USA will fall into another civil war and this time there will be no surrender from the white race.



It is about love, not hate.



I love everyone regardless of the color of your skin.

mexican maria you talk dog poo! whites shall never be defeated and will always have a homeland you twat, so your power will not be shown! If you can't defeat whites why not just join them and have a gay old time! take a look at tabby's comments and wise up - we are now in the future man! Dont take backwards steps, gain knowledge, educate yourself (learning to spell wouldn't be a bad thing either numb nuts)and prove to be equal or better through academics or the likes and you will escalate up the hierarchy of needs triangle faster than you can say 'oh my lord dat woz a damn hot jalepeno pepper me just ate y'all'.

Get over it and move forward, history is history and the future is to be gained by all. Remember history is to learned from, not to relived...

One day everyone will realize that neither revenge or hatred is the key to happiness and freedom. I believe that the world will never have peace as long as people, EVERYONE, of any color at all believe that race or color is important in determining what that person or persons is like. Be happy because we are now in the future; we are no longer in the past; we are smarter now than those who lived fifty years ago. We have knowledge, let us use it.

i think this is a great article how the colored people fought for the right to be equal and many of you all should help the mexican people now on days with the descrimination they are facin

There is no use saying that the blacks must get the whites back. they should not stoop down to their level. what happened was terrible,but the only way to move forward is to let go of the past. God helped save the blacks from oppression and we are all greatful for that. He would frown upon revenge.

well deservingly blacks deserved to have everything and equal rights such as other races.i believe tha this article is wonderful in its doings.

we mexican want to help you blacks to take over eruope that way white will not have a home land and you can take revange on what they did to MLK that the only way you can show your power is by defeting whites