The Americans have just celebrated Martin Luther King Day. Meanwhile, the issue of race has crept into the contest underway between the presidential candidates for the Democratic Party.
The facts on the ground, as it were, don't put the US in such a great light so far as political action towards Afro-Americans goes.
Scott Horton, writing on Harper's Magazine puts it bluntly:
"The Bush Administration has been notoriously awkward around the Black community and civil rights leaders, and time has gradually explained why. In seven years, the Bushies have struggled continuously to undo the nation’s civil rights infrastructure, attacking the legacy of Martin Luther King. Bush himself has shied away from speaking to Black audiences, and so have his senior officials.
On Saturday, Attorney General Mukasey delivered some significant remarks in an appearance at Washington’s historic Shiloh Baptist Church. They got little attention in the media. That’s unfortunate, because they speak directly to Bush’s awful legacy in the civil rights field, and they need to be read."
Read on here.
The facts on the ground, as it were, don't put the US in such a great light so far as political action towards Afro-Americans goes.
Scott Horton, writing on Harper's Magazine puts it bluntly:
"The Bush Administration has been notoriously awkward around the Black community and civil rights leaders, and time has gradually explained why. In seven years, the Bushies have struggled continuously to undo the nation’s civil rights infrastructure, attacking the legacy of Martin Luther King. Bush himself has shied away from speaking to Black audiences, and so have his senior officials.
On Saturday, Attorney General Mukasey delivered some significant remarks in an appearance at Washington’s historic Shiloh Baptist Church. They got little attention in the media. That’s unfortunate, because they speak directly to Bush’s awful legacy in the civil rights field, and they need to be read."
Read on here.
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