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Re: Black National Anthem?? What in the world...
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Originally Posted by tstew
Mark, I would not necessarily say "Not patriotic", but more like patriotic in different ways. You are going to find many Black people who love our country, will die for our country, and do everything in their power to make our country a better place, who find it hard to get misty eyed and full of American pride about the founding fathers and some of the historic writings. Some of those beautiful words ring hollow to people who know that they were not meant for them and did not apply to people like them.
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Wow, I hadn't thought about that. And the ones that were brutalized for trying to get a drink of water or eat, or vote. Did you ever notice how some people that spat, cursed and taunted black people as we saw on tv back in those days. Their faces were so ugly when they did that. Twisted with hate.
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