NAACP Disrespects George Washington

[Brimstone Baritone]

Ottawa speech and debate 1858.

Could it be perhaps possible that Lincoln had those exact beliefs before the war, but during the war was able to grow as a person and change his beliefs when confronted by the truth?

It is possible for people to change, either for better or for worse. Some people actually change their opinions when they are proven wrong.

 

[eye95]

Could it be perhaps possible that Lincoln had those exact beliefs before the war, but during the war was able to grow as a person and change his beliefs when confronted by the truth?

It is possible for people to change, either for better or for worse. Some people actually change their opinions when they are proven wrong.

Nah. He couldn't have. That would mean that he was not a bigot (using the real definition of the word), and we just know that he was a bigot!

 

[blackmarine]

I read two quick Google hits on this subject:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_and_slavery
http://www.mountvernon.org/learn/meet_george/index.cfm/ss/101/

Both raise the question: What if George Washington had pressed the issue of slavery so early in the life of this country? We as a people had no great history together at that point, much more time spent apart than together.

Nobody in the south, whose livelihoods depended on slavery, would have even thought twice about breaking away and rejecting the idea of a "United States."

We could have easily ended up two countries, with the institution staying in place for many years longer than it did.

No way to know, one way or the other, which was the best choice.

TFred

You need to read up on your history.


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[eye95]

You need to read up on your history.

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I thought his post was thoughtful, inquisitive, and presented a conclusion that followed from his thought.

Your post, on the other hand, served only to insult and added nothing to the conversation. If you disagree with his conclusion, I'd be interested in hearing your thoughtful reply.

 

[frommycolddeadhands]

Is anyone really suprised?

Every time I turn around the NAACP is doing something foolish. This doesn't suprise me in the least. They don't want to look at General Washington, so they boxed him off. Can we all just accept that these people are lost and borderline dellusional and really don't know jack-sh*t about history, nor care to explore it because it really doesn't feed into their world perspective.

On a side note, both Washington, Jefferson and the majority of the founding fathers wanted to outlaw slavery during the founding of the United States as many black people (both free and slave) served honorably during the revolution. This is evident in the "that all men are created equal" line that is often given mere lipservice. They truly meant ALL men, not just white men.

This issue was hotly debated as the southern states required slave labor for their agriculture industry, but they were supposed to get 'slave free' by 1810. naturally this didn't happen. Feel free do do some research if you want to see why.

 

[Brimstone Baritone]

Just a little bit of trivia: What was the first war where American troops fought in desegregated units?

If you said the Korean War, you were wrong. Blacks and Whites fought in integrated units up until the War of 1812. All of our bigoted founders didn't seem to have a problem fighting side by side with African-Americans way back in 1776.