I don't get it. Throughout reading this entire article all I could think of was. If there are any black people who laid in their own urine or feces on those boats and were slaves that are signing this petition then by all means cut them a check.
Sounds to me like this guy Perry wants his name in the paper. Now that rev Al Sharpton is to busy making millions working for MSNBC someone needs to step up and keep racism alive and these are just the folks for the job.
Frankly I think anyone that is willing to rehash all this bullshit should be ashamed of themselves for belittling all the progress made by so many Black AND White people in the direction of equal rights. My middle name (Buriah) comes from a well decorated soldier from the Kingsley side of our family who fought in the Union army to help bring about the emancipation proclamation. Shit I think I should get an apology for them making it seem his fight was in vein. Or what about John Brown and his two sons who were murdered in Texas for literally attempting to free some slaves. Brown thought that if he could capture the armory, knowing he had guns to fight with the slaves would come and join them in the fight. They died alone because the slaves were cowards. Why don't we get an apology from the black people for that?
And by all means anyone who feels jaded by the horrible past of America should be treated with honor and respect. and to undo the atrocities committed against those who slave owners went to Africa and purchased from (BLACK SLAVE hunters and traders) then were transported in the horrific conditions, we should give them FIRST CLASS accommodations on a ship back to Africa....Hmmm perhaps Somalia would be a good spot to drop them. They would also of course have to renounce Christianity because that was introduced to them when they were given their new names and baptized by the slave owners just before boarding the ships.
As for the blacks who realize what a great country this is and how much sacrifice people have made to reverse the mistakes of the founding fathers. Rather than hashing up the past perhaps they can work on the future and undo the alarming rate of fatherless families in the Black communities throughout the USA, Or is that everyone Else's fault as well?

I don't get it. Throughout reading this entire article all I could think of was. If there are any black people who laid in their own urine or feces on those boats and were slaves that are signing this petition then by all means cut them a check.
Sounds to me like this guy Perry wants his name in the paper. Now that rev Al Sharpton is to busy making millions working for MSNBC someone needs to step up and keep racism alive and these are just the folks for the job.
Frankly I think anyone that is willing to rehash all this bullshit should be ashamed of themselves for belittling all the progress made by so many Black AND White people in the direction of equal rights. My middle name (Buriah) comes from a well decorated soldier from the Kingsley side of our family who fought in the Union army to help bring about the emancipation proclamation. Shit I think I should get an apology for them making it seem his fight was in vein. Or what about John Brown and his two sons who were murdered in Texas for literally attempting to free some slaves. Brown thought that if he could capture the armory, knowing he had guns to fight with the slaves would come and join them in the fight. They died alone because the slaves were cowards. Why don't we get an apology from the black people for that?
And by all means anyone who feels jaded by the horrible past of America should be treated with honor and respect. and to undo the atrocities committed against those who slave owners went to Africa and purchased from (BLACK SLAVE hunters and traders) then were transported in the horrific conditions, we should give them FIRST CLASS accommodations on a ship back to Africa....Hmmm perhaps Somalia would be a good spot to drop them. They would also of course have to renounce Christianity because that was introduced to them when they were given their new names and baptized by the slave owners just before boarding the ships.
As for the blacks who realize what a great country this is and how much sacrifice people have made to reverse the mistakes of the founding fathers. Rather than hashing up the past perhaps they can work on the future and undo the alarming rate of fatherless families in the Black communities throughout the USA, Or is that everyone Else's fault as well?

We cannot continue to blindly give credibility and support to false ideologies and the leaders that support them. Ideologies that go against our best interest. Most black people who have studied history know that the Democrats are not looking out for our best interest indeed, they are making us SLAVES to there interests. We have the broken communities and poor education to prove it. The Klan didn't have to lynch us, by siding with the democrats, we are lynching ourselves and thanking them for it.

just want to say in northwest republicans kkk wgere dems weren't I heard from history channel kkk went into republican party but hid their identity so adventurely they gain ctrl I just gonna point out things I live nyc republicans raised alot on lettings rents go sky high closing hospitals schools fire depts do history check laying off teachers etc now kkk starting starting stuff here you don't know situation that happened with rev al sharpton here because he was stabbed by white in mid-late 80s cops 62nd precinct was gonna let him die cause he black before that he was marching cause a black kid was killed in bensonhurst just for being black ask him the guardian angels got involved to for a peaceful demonstration ask curtis sliwa guardianangels.org he was shot left to die in car by gotti ppl italian mafia. I white skin multi cutural

As an African-American Negro,whose ancestors were a part of the era of the enslavement of the Africans and the American Negroes, I cannot believe that the day has come when an African-American is being held responsible for the plight of the Africans, and the American Negroes.
I also find it very strange that these particuliar American Negroes would wait untl one of there ownkind was sitting in the seat of power before their memory, of the days of slavery were awakened. It seem as though there are many ways to make use of the race card. I call it a race card; for the following reason: if it is not a race card, then why was not such action brought against the former White leaders of the Democratic Party?
Over a span of time there has been fifteen Democratic Presidents, who were all of the White race, but its this African-American President that is being accused of bringing such suffering upon the Negro race, and being asked to make a public apology unto his own people for a work done long before his birth.
It is sad that there is a failure to understand that both of these Party's were in existence long before even I was born, and certainly long before President Obama was born, and now he is being accused of the mindset of a generation born in another time, where many came from another part of the world.
How is it that one African-American can ask another African American to repent and apologize for Acts carried out by another generation, and another race of people? To do so, is truly a new kind of injustice, and a new kind of racial mentality: One that calls for a different view of slavery and a different way of defining its actions and its purpose.
My people be angry with me if you must, call me what you will, but this I know: I have drank from fountains that said, Colored and White. I have entered resturants by way of the back doors; I have rode in the back of the Bus. I have stood in lines where White's were waited on before me; I went to a Movie Theater where I refuse to get up and sit behind the wire that separated the White section from the Negro section, long before there was a civil rights movement, or the arrest of Rosa Park.
But none of these actions moved me, because I knew it was all the results of, not racism, but racial ignorance; a disease, of which I have never been its victim. I was not a party to racial ignorance when it involved the White race, and I will not be a party to racial ignorance, now that its becoming the behavior of some of my own people. [Therefore, to accuse me of being a racist, places an undeserving stain upon my character, and should there be a public apology given, then it should be the Plaintiffs apologizing to me and to President Obama and others, regardless of their race, who also have not succumb to the disease of racially motivated Acts; nor participated in bringing hardship upon the people of color, who came before us.]
Let me close with the following: Just as God endured much pain and suffering when he sent his only Son into this sinful world to give his life for the sins of the world; so did he endure much pain and suffering to bring into this world a very special people, who would give his name praise. This, God did when he ordered the steps of our African ancestors to this land; for from the bowels of slavery, brought he forth a second creation (Psalm 102:18). God took for himself a people out of a people, just as he took Eve from the body of Adam. And here we are, in the 21st century, and still there are those who are yet ranting and raving about slavery, even to the point of asking a man of color to give a public apology for work God, himself, permitted to take place among his people of color. And last but not least; had it not been for the American enslavement of the African people, we, the African-American Negroes, would not exist.
So instead of these Plaintiffs seeking a public apology,because of slavery, they should be rejoicing , and giving God praise for the pain he endured that he might give birth to a new kind of people; a people different from all others, including our African ancestors-The African- American Negro!!
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter, and do hope it will inspire you to cast down these unchristian accusations, which comes without names of today's Democratic Party, and without factual proof of its guilt of being responsible for the illtreatments of the people of color, while being led by the African-American Barack Obama, born in 1961. God help us to let go of the past, and turn our mind and our eyes toward the future, so as not to continue wandering in this wilderness of fault finding and finger pointing.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and politics:
Source: "Dearing the Cross' by David J. Garrow:
pg 340; ' When the Republican convention chose Barry Goldwater as its presidential candidate on July 15th, King denounced the "unfortunate and disastrous" nomination. Goldwater, he said, "articulates a philosophy which gives aid comfort to the racist," and urged all supporters to vote against the Republican nominee and other Republican candidates who did not disassociate themselves from him...King told Rustin he felt compelled to support the MFDP'S (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party) effort to get seated at the Democratic Convention. pg 357/358; 'King emphasized the danger of the Republican nominee more than one Baltimore rally that "Goldwater is a threat to freedom." He received enthusiastic reception, and after ten days of constant travel returned home to Atlanta to await the returns. 'A Republican dirty trick forced him to make a public appearance the day before the election to denounce anonymous leaflets urging write-in votes for King that were circulating in serval cities.'
'Lyndon Johnson's massive voctory pleased King deeply because the Democratic landside represented a clear repudiation of the opposition to civil rights that Republican Goldwater had voiced.' Pg 459; 'King told a series of mass meeting that registering tens of thousands of eligible black citizens could "make the Negro voter a real balance of power" in Alabama's upcoming May Democratic Primary.' Pg 540; .. the nation had to realize that over the past eighteen months' "the leaders who try to preach nonviolence and work through the democratic process have not been given enough victories."
Pg 578/579; '.. On October 3, King returned to Cleveland to encourage voters to support black Candidate Carl Stokes in the Democratic Mayoral Primary. Stokes won a solid victory and King boasted to friends that SCLC deserved the credit because it had significantly increased black registration.'Pg 601; ' That night in Grosse Point, Michigan, the first stop on a trip West, King spoke to an audience of three thousand. Outside the auditorium, three hundred right-wing pickers protested his appearance; inside King was repeatedly interrupted by hecklers shouting "Commie and Traitor," a shaken King said, " I have never received a reception on this level. It was the worst heckling I have ever encountered in all my travels."
Pg 604; ' In other remarks, King sounded a bitter note, telling one audience that " that aren't enough white persons in our country who are willing to cherish democratic principles over privilege."Pg 608; '..King volunteered that SCLC would drop its policy of no political endorsement in advance of the fall election in hope that either Robert Kennedy or Eugene McCarthy could unify the anti-Johnson forces and wrest the Democratic nomination from the President.'
COMMENT: According to Pg 147, it was not the son, but the father who was a member of the Republican Party. This can be understood from the words written after Dr. King's imprisonment in the Georgia state prison at Reidsville. [' Coretta told daddy King of Kennedy's phone call as they prepared to see Morris Abram. King, sr., was ecstatic, and said that this was enough to shift his traditional Republican presidential preference and instead vote for Kennedy, the man who had called his daughter-in-law. He told Abram the same thing while they discussed the parole possibility..']
Personal message: My dear children, this "comment" comes not from a particular Party, but from a heart that loves all of God's people, and one that has great respect and admiration for the late Dr. King, regarding the services that he gave and the sacrifice he made, in his effort to bring a better way of life to America.
And because of such admiration, I come to you by way of this "comment" not to interfere with your political choice, but to try and prevent you from becoming a continued pond in America's chess game of life. I say this because Dr. King is now being used in this chess game, as a Republican pond, that it might tap into the emotions of those who knew and loved him, as well as those who have come to know of his work, and have come to love him because of his deeds. If you have chosen to be a Republican, then continue to be a Republican; if you have chosen to be a Democrat or Independant, then continue to be a Democrat or an Idependant. Do not change because you heard that Dr. King was a Republican, but should you change, do so because it is in your heart to change or remain loyal to your chosen Party.
But what I do now, is what he cannot do for himself, and that is, make his political mindset known to the people, so that none be swayed to jump ship because of our emotional attachment to the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. But let us remove ourselves from America's chess board, and begin to look upon ourselves as no longer the ponds, to be moved by the minds of others, and begin to look upon all of God's people as being special; for truly we are special in the Lord's eyes.
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Not sure where some of the confusion and negativity is here regarding the lawsuit. Do black people in this country have a right to sue the Democratic party, who for over 100 years has been the primary force behind institutionized slavery, genocide, terrorism, class warfare, and racial discrimination?

We are talking about a political party in this country that chose civil war over giving up their slaves.

We are talking about a party whose very own members founded the KKK

We are talking about a party that has members almost to this very day who are/were KK members ( Senator Byrd )

We are talking about a party that created and enforced despicable laws preventing blacks from owning land, making money and voting.

We are talking about a party who has directly and indirectly destroyed black families over and over again, the pain and misery caused beyond calculation.

Sue ? Hell yeah

The mess that has been perpetuated by the current administration has absolutely nothing to do with the color of the POTUS. It has to do with the princpals of the party he represents. For some it is unthinkable that a member of their own ethnicity would promote the plantation mentality that has been nothing less than destructive for the last 50 years. While I applaud Mr. Obama's election to POTUS (if those duplicate Dallas Cowboy voter registrations were actually valid) I do not applaud the timing. The deregulation mess that was created by Bill Clinton (not George W. Bush) and misused by every person that bought property they could ill afford can never be corrected by the Democratic Tax and Spend philosophy. Simple math. It is however, advantageous for the D-Party to place a minority in office to take the blame and then site racism to anyone who yells fowl! It is exactly what is happening. If you read the lawsuit, you will see that it does not ask for monetary reparations, only an apology. I think the apology part is unrealistic, but if it gets people to pay attention to the situation and pay attention to the profits of racism and who profits from it, then I say yeah and so should we all. If you haven't noticed the "throw away the fishing pole, I just want the free fish" mentality has crossed the color lines. And I don't think anyone is pleased with this crossover hit.

Even Martin Luther King Jr himself was a registered republican and voted as such his whole life. The Democratic party platform made it quite clear that they were for the equality of all people just as long as they were white people. The democrats did EVERYTHING imaginable to oppress blacks Jim Crow, KKK, hangings, etc...... when the republicans in the north passed laws making these Southern Democrat forms of oppression illegal and when they sent military to the south to enforce integration policies in the schools it is then that the Democrats began another form of oppression. No longer could they continue oppression by means of physical force and intimidation..... For their own continued agenda they knew they must Oppress with a smile.... so.... they created programs..... programs that they could get blacks to vote for.... programs that would SEEM beneficial but would really be designed to guarantee continued oppression. For Example: A welfare program..... "vote for us and we will give you free money... you deserve it". Sounded good.... but here is the catch now to get this free money you and your entire household can NOT make more than 800 dollars per month (it might be less - I dont know the exact numbers) ---Thus..... noone in that household can get a full time job... nor have the desire to do so..... nor would they go to school to get a better education because that would lead to the ability to make more money and that would interfere with the handouts. So... that democratic program took away the incentive to become better productive members in society..... and assured below poverty stricken households full of black people..... and now they create programs to dumb down the education system..... to make it EASIER for more minorities to get degrees too.... only once in the job market that dumbed down education proves to be exactly that. dumbed down.......We dont need to skip 6 chapters in the book...... we need teachers with increased teaching skills and abilities...... not people with dumbed down educations to become teachers who can only teach their dumbed down versions by using yet more dumbed down strategies.....

As a African-American democrat, I would like to take this time to extend a heartfelt apology to the people of the African-American race.

I am so sorry for all our ancestors endured, to build the South. I am sorry that our African-American inventors had to endure such pain and humiliation, just to provide the many things that this Country takes for granted today.

I am sorry that Harriet Tubman to put her life on the line, day and night, to help other slaves have a brighter day.

I am sorry that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, thought the African-American race worthy of his giving his all, that they might have a better life, then he had.

I am also sorry that there is an African-American man seated in the White House, but Dr. King Jr. is not here to enjoy the fruits of his labor, and African-Americans have yet to know just how blessed they are. No greater love, then a man's willingness to lay down his life for a friend, his country, his people.

THIS GARBAGE. WITH ALL THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTS WE HAD IN THE PAST, THE CRACKERS DECIDE TO THROW STONES SINCE OBAMA IS THE PRESIDENT. WHAT HAPPEN WHEN CLINTON WAS IN THE SEAT? I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. PROBLEM IS THAT OBAMA WHO YOU RACIST MOTHERFUCKER CONSIDER A NIGGER, CAN'T STAND THE FACT THAT ITS A NIGGA IN THE SEAT.

First, please try and correct your usage of words. People of color were always human.

Because the party that emancipated them, has turned into one that promotes hate, lies, and intolerance. During Lincoln's time, the Republican party was the liberal party. They were the party that pushed for freedom.

Today, the Democrat party is the party that believes in liberty.

Blacks never turned away from liberalism, Republicans did. This happened in the period after Teddy Roosevelt. Teddy Roosevelt was the last liberal Republican president, and one that many Blacks would have supported.

The Republican party turned with the advent of three Presidents that were mere puppets to the rich corporate oligarchy. These were Warren G Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover. Many historians consider these three Presidents to be among the worst America has ever had. They catered to the rich. They allowed banks to do as they pleased without government oversight. This caused the stock market crash of 1929. People borrowed money to buy securities and over leveraged themselves, (sound familiar).

Furthermore, Democratic presidents were in office during the civil rights movement. These Democrats, like JFK, used the civil rights movement to define the Democratic party as a liberal party for decades to come.

Had a Republican been in power during the civil rights movement, then I am sure that Republicans would have regained their title as the liberal party.