Posted by: liz
Comment: #1
Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:34 PM
Great topic, what you did not include, maybe on purpose was that as blacks assimilated and began the climb to success in American society. The determination, hard work, and good luck was negated by their brother's, sister's, friend's, neighbor's and complete strangers accusing them as Uncle Tom's, whitey's slave or token, ad nauseum. They gave them no credit, just figured they'd gotten over on "the man" and now wanted to be "the man".
It doesn't take much to understand why middle-class black's are confused. If they completely assimilate, there will be guilt (maybe they don't have enough black friends)because all those negative Uncle Tom messages will still be playing in their heads. It's a sad, sick message, that continues to be sent: if you assimilate, you're trying to be white. Maybe someday, someone will explain that if you assimilate, you will be a successful American. Until that occurs, there will always be a racial divide, and black Americans will continue to try to stand out from the rest of society because they haven't accepted their identity as American. Funny, they say that about the Mexican's and everyone understands.
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