By Jim on
Society & Culture
White Supremacy
Racism

“There are two kinds of White supremacists. Some White supremacists cover themselves with white garbs. Other White supremacists cover themselves with White guilt. There [have] always been different kinds of White supremacists. White supremacists have never been a homogeneous group. They have always differed in motives. They have always differed in severity. They have always differed on policy. For instance, many White American abolitionists rejected slavery, but they did not reject White supremacy. In fact, many abolitionists like Hinton Rowan Helper were White supremacists who supported racial segregation.”

Discussion

Fri, 01/17/20
Interesting article. I just finished reading Booker T. Washington’s “Up From Slavery” which I hear echoes of here. Now I’m reading Dubois’ “The Souls of Black Folk” which is largely a critique of Washington’s optimism. It seems like a broad brush to say that everyone that wants to lower admission standards for blacks is automatically racist. There are many that truly believe that it’s a necessity to give black people a chance to succeed. That is of course debatable but it’s hardly racism in all cases.