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He Had A Dream

I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

January 15th, 2007 | Category: General

3 comments to He Had A Dream

  • Vince Williams
    January 16, 2007 at 10:43 am

    Paleoanthropological and genetic
    evidence suggests that homo sapiens evolved in Africa, in tropical and subtropical latitudes.

    It seems likely that these early ancestors of ours evolved dark skin rich in melanin to protect them from solar radiation.

    So we might say that our most ancient forefathers were all black.

  • Dad
    January 17, 2007 at 8:30 pm

    …..yes…and the Nazis drew an entirely different conclusion from that evidence, as did the White Citizen’s Council and other ‘white power advocates’ of their ilk.

  • Dad
    January 17, 2007 at 8:31 pm

    ….take care what conclusions you come to as to what came out of Africa.

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