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Originally Posted by Mac A Roni
[color= rgb(102, 0, 153)]Honestly....the civil rights movement was the last time we had i chance....they killed off all of our leaders and now we're at a point where the black "leaders" are the ignorant ones...those who speak for the race are rappers, athletes, sharpton....[/color]
I disagree, maybe in terms of mainstream culture, but there is always information out there and leaders going unheard.
When you look at the problems in black communities today it's easy to see how these problems got there. I'll use post civil war Atlanta as an example.A lot of blacks moved there after gaining 'freedom' because the city was supposed to be 'new'. Fresh off the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments,Jim Crow segregation is already basically in place. Black people live in shanties, infrastructure in black neighborhoods were purposely poor, education forblacks was ignored, the newly given right to vote was taken away by laws, black codes put restriction on basic human rights, police and whites got away withcountless acts of violence.
In response blacks formed grass roots political organizations, labor unions, social networks, and developed an education system (HBCUs). Culturally, theyescaped to night clubs in Atlanta, called 'jukes' where people would dance all night to blues music, showing the passion in the black soul for art andcreative expression, which would later be seen in the Harlem Renaissance.
There should definitely be more black history taught, what is taught to most is such a broad range of material. Good thread, I think everybody has a lot tolearn.