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Ernest Rodriguez' "Impressions," 1960s-1980s

""Black Civil Rights Movement"" by Ernest Rodriguez Page 2

Too many whites hold the preposterous notion that the negro must demonstrate in some exceptional manner that he is worthy of acceptance on a equal basis by his white brother. Too many tend to dismiss the complaints of negros as nothing more than embittered charges of fancied race discrimination to cover up their ineptness to achieve social progress. This self-rightious and apathetic attitude along with other delusions of immaculateness have to be abandoned and a healthy rapport established between whites and negros if America is to build bridges of understanding within a framework of equal opportunity and justice. To bring this about white white community leaders must accept the role of authoritarian teachers and speakout for racial justice not only verbally but also by example and support of civil rights legislators. 

America's race problem is not the negro's by choice or accident, it being a creation of and perpetuated by the dominant white majority the burden of responsibility for its solution rests with leaders of the white community. When the ill-conceved social theories of white supremacy are dispelled and replaced with one that attests to an American commonalty, then we can get down to the "nitty Gritty" of making racial justice a reality. Until then negros tired of "tucking it out" will continue to "tell it like it is" loudly, clearly and dramatically. 

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Too many whites hold the preposterous notion that the negro must demonstrate in some exceptional manner that he is worthy of acceptance on a equal basis by his white brother. Too many tend to dismiss the complaints of negros as nothing more than embittered charges of fancied race discrimination to cover up their ineptness to achieve social progress. This self-rightious and apathetic attitude along with other delusions of immaculateness have to be abandoned and a healthy rapport established between whites and negros if America is to build bridges of understanding within a framework of equal opportunity and justice. To bring this about white white community leaders must accept the role of authoritarian teachers and speakout for racial justice not only verbally but also by example and support of civil rights legislators. America's race problem is not the negro's by choice or accident, it being a creation of and perpetuated by the dominant white majority the burden of responsibility for its solution rests with leaders of the white community. When the ill-conceved social theories of white supremacy are dispelled and replaced with one that attests to an American commonalty, then we can get down to the "nitty Gritty" of making racial justice a reality. Until then negros tired of "tucking it out" will continue to "tell it like it is" loudly, clearly and dramatically. by Ernest Rodriguez