http://www.characterpower.org/2007/12/10/sad-news/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:29:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.characterpower.org/2007/12/10/sad-news/comment-page-1/#comment-981 Ronald Court Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:43:45 +0000 http://www.btwsociety.org/characterpower/2007/12/10/sad-news/#comment-981 Actually, by today's standards, Dr. Washington would be considered a courageous conservative who sought reconciliation between the races. He correctly foresaw that it would take decades for whites and blacks to adjust to a "new world order." Were it not for poor Southern (primarily) whites fighting economic equality 'by any means necessary' - and, later (even today), for liberal Northern black 'elites' continuing to maintain and augment a racial divide, chances are, a reconciliation to be desired by all responsible parties might largely already have taken place. Sadly, our current President hasn't yet acted like the figure of "post-racialism" so many have hoped for. Actually, by today’s standards, Dr. Washington would be considered a courageous conservative who sought reconciliation between the races.
He correctly foresaw that it would take decades for whites and blacks to adjust to a “new world order.” Were it not for poor Southern (primarily) whites fighting economic equality ‘by any means necessary’ – and, later (even today), for liberal Northern black ‘elites’ continuing to maintain and augment a racial divide, chances are, a reconciliation to be desired by all responsible parties might largely already have taken place.
Sadly, our current President hasn’t yet acted like the figure of “post-racialism” so many have hoped for.

]]> http://www.characterpower.org/2007/12/10/sad-news/comment-page-1/#comment-767 linda tart Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:58:45 +0000 http://www.btwsociety.org/characterpower/2007/12/10/sad-news/#comment-767 By today's standards, BTW would be considered an Uncle Tom. I have read quite a few articles and quotes and I am inclinded to feel as Ida B. Wells at BTW's death. She Stated that his demise "closed the dark ages of civil rights." There was one thing that always puzzled me about BTW and that was: He believed in industrial education for Negros but his children were kicked out of northern, liberal arts schools. It has been said that toward the end of his life, he was sorry about some of his decisions regarding industrial education. May the likes of Booker never return to this earth. By today’s standards, BTW would be considered an Uncle Tom. I have read quite a few articles and quotes and I am inclinded to feel as Ida B. Wells at BTW’s death. She Stated that his demise “closed the dark ages of civil rights.” There was one thing that always puzzled me about BTW and that was: He believed in industrial education for Negros but his children were kicked out of northern, liberal arts schools. It has been said that toward the end of his life, he was sorry about some of his decisions regarding industrial education. May the likes of Booker never return to this earth.

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