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Originally Posted by nuttyjoe  Mr. Jaggers, that was about the best thing I've read on this subject so far. Knot, while your meaning is good; asking Blacks to "forget about slavery", or "get over it because it happed so long ago" is about as impossible as asking a survivor on the Nazi death camps of WWII to do the same. |
Honestly, I suspect that if the after-effects of slavery (Jim Crow and other similar injustices) had not been so long lasting in this country, then it wouldn't be an issue now. The reality is that Jim Crow ended only about 40 years ago, so there are many people still living that experienced it. The frustration of the situation would have been passed to their children in their thoughts and attitudes.
I suspect that in another generation, the effects of that attitude will lessen significantly, and even more the generation after that. Time heals all wounds, true, but inter-generational wounds must heal as each generation passes.
Things have improved, though there is clearly a long way to go.
I'm happy that everyone is getting along again!   |