richardmurray

the history of black people did not begin in chains but the hisotorical relationship black people have to the usa did begin in chains. In the same way native american history didn't begin with being slaughtered but the historical relationship native americans have to the usa began with being slaughtered. non dos blacks or non indigenous don't have this problem. their historical relationship to the usa began with dreams of a better life. The problem is that their will always be a significant, at one time majority populace of black people in the usa who have a well earned negative relationship to all the usa is or the white people in it and that has never been able to work with black people who choose , absent historical basis, to integrate positively or peacefully into the usa or aside the whites in it. 

Brother Malcolm's quote is to remind black people in general that we are more than our experience in the usa, BUT he wasn't trying to deny that the experience in the usa for black people is majority negative,always. 

Too many black elected officials or black financial aristocrats in the usa have tried to use malcolm's words to suggest a sort of ignorance or laziness in the larger  black populace while ignoring the true problem with the majority of the black populace in the usa. the true problem is most blacks are simply angry at whites plus the usa and unfortunately, their anger has never had an outlet. so blacks who have chosen not to be angry have only suggested , for their own benefit, a change of mind. 

IN AMENDMENT

malcolm is correct, but i think the problem isn't black history from the beginning of time as much as black history in the usa, the question is simple, based on black history in the usa, should a black person feel positive to /want to integrate to /be happy about the usa or the white in it? I argue no is the all the questions based on history alone and i think most black people in their brains know it. I challenge anyone to tell me one year in the usa where most black people had a reason to be happy or hopeful? The answer is none.

IN AMENDMENT 2

in the history of the usa, i can't recall one year where most black people were happy or hopeful? the history of the usa for most black people's bloodlines begins with and only had chains