Whites haven't been free in the US forever. Indentured servitude, and even true white slavery did exist in the US.
Also, 40 years? In 1967? Really? > -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 4:04 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: either they dont care about their image... > > Umm.. > > Because White people have been free in the US forever. > > Black people got their real freedom just about 40 years ago.That's not > a very long time at all. There are still people alive who can remember > those days. The last Buffalo Soldier died only recently as one > example. > > Racism, segregation and related crimes against blacks were > rampant.Studies proved racial inequality in school admissions, in > employment and even in the Military in the US. > > That's the reason for the NAACP. > > White people have never experienced enforced racial segregation, > apartheid and slavery by a Black majority, so there was no reason for > a NAAWP. > > The only reason blacks won their freedom in the US is because of > organisations like the NAACP who fought on their behalf as well as all > the other black leaders who forged the Civil Rights Movement. > > On 8/22/07, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > but how about just WHITE PEOPLE in general. > > > > BLACK PEOPLE IN GENERAL get that coverage through the NAACP > > why cant we or WHY DONT WE have a NAAWP? > > > > just doesnt seem right? > > > > tw > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:241126 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
