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THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO A PERSON WHO IS MY FATHER IN CHRIST WHO SHOWED ME HOW TO APPROACH ANGER AND HATE USING THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HAVING THE MIND OF CHRIST. THIS IS THE PERSON PASTOR MOSES COOPER JR. OF COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH WHOM I LOVE VERY MUCH WITH ALL MY HEART AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAY GOD FOREVER RICHLY BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
Table of Contents
1.Dedication
2.Introduction
3.Part 1 Chapter 1 Recognizing Racism
4.Chapter 2 Media/Entertainment
5.Chapter 3 Education
6.Chapter 4 Profiling/Prisons/Politics
7.Chapter 5 Economics
8.Chapter 6 History (our story)
9.Chapter 7 Religion
10.Part 2 Chapter 8 Slavery
11.Chapter 9 Colonization
12.Chapter 10 Jim Crowism/Segregation
13.Chapter 11 Discrimination
14.Chapter 12 Fighting Terrorism
15.Part 3 Chapter 13 Argument
16.Chapter 14 Economics
17.Chapter 15 Education
18.Chapter 16 Entertainment/Media
19.Chapter 17 Labor
20.Chapter 18 Government
21.Chapter 19 Religion
22.Chapter 20 Sex
23.Epilogue
24.Bibliography
FIGHTING RACISM
l. Introduction
The purpose of this book is to form a systemic way of fighting racism or white supremacy. This book is in no way defaming, belittling or demeaning white people or the white race but to show that white supremacy has no sound validity or scientific foundation. I also don’t judge a person by the color of skin nor design a system to do the same. I would like to use as a foundation a powerful document written by the founding fathers with the intent of fighting racism. In the declaration of independence it states “we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.”Friedrich Schiller a German prototype of the American revolution states that “All men are brothers” Even though at the time you had black Africans in slavery and the extermination of the red man the vision of the constitution becomes manifested in the future. And even so we still have elements of White supremacy existing even today.
What prompt me to write this book is drawing upon my own experiences of white supremacy growing up in this society which is evidence that it still infesters in our society. It started as a kid when the school system started the busing program with the attempt to integrate the school system. White kids went to all black schools and vice versa. I remember when I was in the fifth-grade white kids would throw rocks at our bus yelling ‘NIGGER GO HOME’. My brother saw graffiti at his school which read ‘DEATH TO BLACKS AND JEWS’ These chains of events made my mother frantic yet there was nothing she could do because of how the school system arranged the grades where you were forced to be bused. I saw a lot of white people moving to neighborhoods where the busing system was not in place.
IN the sixth grade I recall and incident in which I was in a classroom with black and white kids. The teacher Ms. Moore was a white woman. When the white kids acted up, she would not respond. Yet, when the black kids acted up, she would make us stand outside or stand in the corner. A white kid was picking on me so out of anger I shoved the table towards him because he was sitting across from me. The teacher ordered me to stand Outside. I then asked her “why the black kids have to stand outside, and you don’t bother the white kids.” She then ordered me to go to the principal’s office. I explained to the principal the situation. He was a middle-aged Blackman. They sent me home and my mother had to come to the school for me to return. As she was talking to the teacher the teacher put her hand on my shoulders and said “He is going to be a great leader someday”
I was removed from that class and put in a special class for challenged students.
In junior high or now called middle school I was accused of stealing facial tissue from the school. When the teacher asked me in a rude way where did I steal the tissue from, I had to explain to him that my stepdad worked for a company that bought supplies from the same company the school by its’ supplies from. Also, in the same setting I was in a couple of fights with black kids I was sent to the office. Yet, when I fought a white kid I was suspended. I remember walking home very angry at the system.
I experienced racism in the environment of the armed forces. I was in the Navy where racism is obvious. I was told by my white ship mate to get my black ass in bed. This same person on another occasion assaulted me a couple of times which called for a response. Out of anger I picked him up and slammed him on the deck. As he hit the deck his glasses flew off and he looked up at me and said, “I didn’t know you was that strong” He never bothered me again. While in the same environment I saw another shipmate wearing a t-shirt with Hitler’s face on the front. Another shipmate was part of a skinhead group.
We cannot approach white supremacy with anger, hate, unforgiveness or with a grudge in our hearts. We must approach it with love and understanding and most of all with GOD’s power within us. Love is more powerful than hate. We must allow the Holy Spirit to help us forgive not excuse their actions. This forgiveness frees us from the grips of their evil and not allow their evil towards us to control our behavior or make us like them or stoop down to their level.
What I will attempt to do in this book is to identify, show the manifestation and solutions on how to successfully fight or challenge white supremacy. You will be able to recognize white supremacy even though today there is a hidden agenda driving the very fiber of everyday life. This problem is not only a problem in Amerika but a global problem at large.
In recognizing white supremacy or racism I will identify the sociological institutions and how they convey the racist agenda. The institutions are as follows, media, education, government, economics, family, and religion. These institutions were created to
service only white people with the exclusion of the people of color. Even today with the eradication of slavery, apartheid, and colonialization and Jim Crowism white supremacy still exists within the institution in terms of a way of thinking. The way racism is expressed today is in the attitude or behavior or how white people address you in their conversations. For example, if you as a black person created a piece of artwork. The question they may ask is “did you do that? Or who did that?” the racial overtone in the question is that black is ignorant or stupid or don’t have the intelligence to create such a great piece of art. Another example is if you’re driving an expensive car the police may ask “is this your vehicle” the racial overtone is that you stole it or a drug dealer which is a form of racial profiling.
The next phase of this book will identify the manifestation of racism. First, I will show you the areas of manifestation which are Slavery, colonialization, Jim Crowism, discrimination and fighting terrorism. Even though these are no longer the manifestations there still exists a white supremacist agenda today. We as black people still suffer from the effects of the areas I’ve identify.
Thirdly, I will discuss solutions as well as arguments to justify why I feel that white supremacy is mythological and has no basis or scientific validity. I will again go over the sociological institutions and how we can infiltrate them and change the policies as well as thinking. Make no bones about it. This is a long and difficult fight that is set before us. I think that if we come together and pool our resources, we have a chance at defeating the foe that has hindered us for more than 2,000 years. I can slowly see the paradigms shifting away from white supremacy. Yet, we must stay on top of the game if we are to win.