Absolutely it was an improvement. You have to look at WHY race relations deteriorated. It was because African Americans, and other people of color, began demanding equal treatment and access to education, jobs, economic opportunity, housing, etc. And whites didn't like it. Therefore the conflict was good and necessary.
I'll end this conversation now as it no longer resembles anything to do with the Minneapolis. But, PLEASE pick up a book and read it. I can recommend numerous titles to you, videos, documentaries, etc. Start with A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn or perhaps Lies My Teacher Told Me, by Loewenstien ( I think that is correct last name). -Brandon Lacy -Powderhorn Park -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James E Jacobsen Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 10:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] rascism Reference letter from Former Speaker of the House in which she asks, 'From whom did you hear this first hand account, everything probably did go pretty well for many of the whites. For blacks who didn't mind staying away from the voting booths, drinking from their own water fountains and suing their own washrooms standing in the back of the bus--' --in ad finitum. It is against list rules to reveal sources etc, I know I can believe the sources, have you made inquiry to disprove? Actually, I did not say the blacks had a nirvana type situation -any more than the whites did, you have to see it all in context that in the 1950s they were less than a century away from slavery, and there was a lot left to work out in terms of the race relations and etc, but after the 1954 Supreme Court decision and subsequent civil rights activities the communities went from a workable ambiance in which people talked to each other to that of two opposing armed camps. Do you think that was an improvement? James Jacobsen // Whittier _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
