Gene,
When you fill out a form that asks your race, I will bet $1000 that you check "white." Hence, my first comment. Nikole Hannah-Jones identifies as a woman of color. Barack Obama had a white mother, but no one questions that he is a black man.
Quote:Rob, you wrote "that white America will never understand how African-Americans see the history of this country."
Maybe African Americans don't understand the history of their ancestral country.
Oh, they understand it just fine. Problem is it's not the "God Bless America" version that many white conservatives try to shove down our throats. I personally don't have a problem with pointing out the faults in this country. They are just as important (more so) than the virtues, of which there are certainly many.
No, I have nothing against Eleanor Roosevelt. I do have a problem with blind patriotism, however.
For the record, I don't find any of your comments offensive. I find them misguided, but not offensive.
Best
Rob
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