The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear Simeon, Isn't that a little bit like saying that, because the Azadi Tower that Iranians are so proud of was built by a Baha'i, that Iran is a bastion of freedom and liberty for Baha'is? I don't know the history of Mississippi in terms of who has served--maybe Susan does--but if no blacks have been elected to statewide office since Reconstruction, then that's not a record to be proud of. I would not be surprised. But, I am sad. The point is, we all think things have changed, but there are still some substantial areas that indicate they haven't.
Jeanine On 4/1/2010 2:29 PM, Simeon Kohlman Rabbani wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > Susan, > > What about Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce? Sure, that's going back to > the Reconstruction era, but you did say "ever." Or do they not count > since they were elected by the legislature and not the popular vote > (as all US Senators were at that time)? > > Peace, > Simeon > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Susan Maneck <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > Why the extreme skepticism? Didn't pre-election polling > indicate the opposite? There have been black governors in the US. > > I live in Mississippi. Even though blacks make up 30% of the > population no black man has ever been elected to a state-wide office > here. > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to > mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Or subscribe: > http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st > News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > <http://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st> > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] > Or subscribe: > http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:[email protected] > Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st > News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
