| A quick search of 'Marion Gerald Hood Emory University rejection letter' will show how even in 1959, blacks were treated like scum. There are ways to get an idea of the reality of black people. For those who are ok with videos, here are some good but enjoyable ones. You may use 'NewPipe' from fdroid or the youtube-dl command line utility to download them: [1] How to pretend systemic racism does not exist? (with eng subtitles) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4ciwjHVHYg [2] Let's talk about what it's like to be a black person in the US. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD8mWq0Hdcw [3] Let's talk about being armed and black. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL_IX8yX_JU [4] How cops are trained to shoot you in your home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuzQrbio2Qw Other resources include James Baldwin's books and documentaries. His 'The Fire Next Time' is just 120 pages [5]. 'The Price of the Ticket' and 'I Am Not Your Negro' are good documentaries [6][7]. [5] https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Next-Time-James-Baldwin/dp/06797... [6] https://www.amazon.com/James-Baldwin-Price-Ticket/dp/B01M25W... [7] https://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Not-Your-Negro/dp/B01MR52U7T [8] Also the 1965 Baldwin and Buckley debate on the theme "Has the American dream been achieved at the expense of the American negro?" > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxLUbKebYvc English subtitle download: https://amara.org/en/videos/dGI1henIPVYS/en/1338731/ |