And yet they contributed to you living in an independent republic and one of the greatest nations, free from tyranny. If you think the US or it’s founding fathers are so bad, go to China. See how blacks are treated there or just watch a video on RU-vid. This country has a chaotic and violent past, but we all braved the stormy waters...and we’re ALL the better for it.
Kyle Orr Umm, just no. White people benefited from the “founding” fathers, not black people. Black people just got liberties in the last 50 years, long after the “founding fathers”. There are honorable black heroes and heroines that get no mention for their efforts of bringing black people out of slavery and Jim Crow and time those very liberties today! Those are the people that blacks HAVE THE RIGHT to celebrate. Who are you to tell someone who they should consider a hero?? Also you are bringing up China like the comparison is supposed to make black people in the US feel a sense of acceptance and justification in their unfair experience? It’s people with a closed mind like YOU, who make race relation conversations more difficult. You aren’t even open to understanding what a hero is to the black experience and history in America. It’s so easy for you to dismiss the black perspective and assume that black people should glorify and display patriotism in the way that YOU do. That’s asinine and exactly why there can’t be an honest conversation, some people (YOU) aren’t willing to listen.
Sadi Bee I need for this person to imagine if they were black and somebody said that to them comparing to China to the US on how black people are treated! I don’t get peoples mindset WTF!
Statues mainly honor those that fought bravely in battle or in Lincoln's case did a great thing abolishing slavery. When will the monuments for Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachery Taylor, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. Grant (yes ma'am!), all of which owned slaves be removed or destroyed?
of course not, they try to give- if they can- EVERY black person who does one little itty bitty thing a felony or even IF the black person does ANYTHING at all because this is 'their' way to prevent blacks from being allowed to vote and/or own guns. Think about this statement.
You might want to look up who rounded up the blacks and sold the blacks !!! and don’t think for one second that the USA owes anyone money for what happened yrs ago, no one living today was a slave ??
You know what I respect about this gentlemen. Is he actually taken the time to do his homework. A lot of people could learn from him. I respect his knowledge. I salute you on that. Get your knowledge up. 💯
I saw Quanell X a lot of times when I was 14-15, he’s a knowledgeable man with a lot of wisdom. Sometimes I disagree with his politics but he’s gave so much advice on growing up, being a man, being black in America, and how to think for yourself and teach yourself history
"Caucasians are trying their best to forgive themselves for hatred their forefathers and mother's dealt to our forefathers and mothers but there is no escaping the wrath of the most high Yahuwah as the book Ecclesiastes says there is a time and place for everything and it's their time to pay up". Shalom family
Jet black Knight: I don’t have to forgive myself for something that someone else did, just like I don’t ook and eek with my hand stuck out because my great, great grandfather was a slave in Ireland. I am a man who can put bread on the table without needing welfare or food stamps.
she thinks she can win a debate by giggling, it's pretty amazing how people can leave a debate with such an educated man without learning anything , she doesn't even learn that she don't know anything
Are you that ignorant? You probably don’t even have slavery roots. Only 20% of blacks have slavery roots. The Irish were slaves? And The Chinese? AFRICAN KINGS OF THAT DAY SOLD THEIR OWN PEOPLE TO WHITE MEN! SOLD THEIR OWN SLAVES AND PRISONERS? SLAVERY IS STILL GOING ON IN AFRICA? WASHINGTON WAS A HUGE PART OF MAKING THIS COUNTRY WHAT IT IS TODAY! HE DIDNT WANT A KING TO RULE! HE WANTED FREEDOM! EQUALITY! MAYBE THE UGLINESS OF SLAVERY IS PART OF HISTORY.. BUT BLACKS WERENT THE ONLY SLAVES! AND SLAVERY DOESNT DEFINE THIS WONDERFUL COUNTRY!
Yes you are American and therefore he is your first president as well. You don’t get to enjoy all your freedom and priveleges you have here in America while at the same time attacking those people who were a key part in building it and making it what it is today.
Magna Blemur No, I have a love of history. I know History will always be. We choose to let it define us or we can choose to be empowered by how far our country has come. The Democrats are using the African Americans for votes. Do you know the history on the Democrat party? They were against ending slavery.. they were against affirmative action. They started the KKK, They put abortion clinics on every block in African American communities that kill 900 black babies a day. I hate how they are pawning Americans with racism and creating division. They dismiss people who speak logic or statistics with calling them a racist.
Quanell always opens these segments with slowly rolled out, well crafted statements... No matter who he speaks to, they never have a real argument.... Keep Killin em Q!
Hispanic means property of the Spanish... Latin is language not a race of people... You love El Blanco so much you separate yourselves from those who you call Black or Negro... but they not Black they a darker shade of Brown its called melanin
She talks about how the statue is used to “commemorate history”. FYI: commemorate means to remember something of the past in a celebratory way. There’s nothing to celebrate about a confederate man in the past who abused people and owned slaves.
A mistake!! Wow they slick at minimising their own atrocities and refusing to see the lasting impact they have on people. I guess every criminal can go to court from now on and justify their actions with a "mistake" based defense...smh. .. unreal.
😄😄😄Preach! Black Man! Preach! Teach! Teach! They are American white racist heroes, do not erase, just removed and honored with much better people of color, put confederate statue in a confederate white racist museum. 😐😐Put them in the governor George Wallace museum.🤔🤔🤔🤔
This makes anyone with white skin appear as though theyre incapable of listening. "A mistake"! I was flawed she said this. I, as a white woman, apologies that you have to exist in a world where this ongoing white supremacist bulls*** continues to exist. Some of us want to learn. Not all, but people with true values in equality and equity do exist. I agree with your discussion, more black people, Hispanic and latinos should have more leadership's roles. Lead the world, make it fair and equitable for all.
Those that contributed to this nation to be free from tyranny, to be an independent republic are hero’s in that sense. It’s not like Washington or Jefferson decided one day that owning slaves would be a great idea. It was the societal norm they grew up in. Slavery is older than civilization itself...so many ignorant people think it started with this country. Slavery is STILL in practice in some parts of the world...the ending of slavery is actually a relatively new phenomenon. That said, their contributions to make this an independent nation is in part why we’re one of the most progressive countries in the world. Also, Washington and Jefferson are common last names among black Americans...they’ll be a lot of name changing going on if we continue down this road. I do agree that many of these statues belong in a museum and not as commemorative monuments. I think that’s fair. It’s not like they’re being erased from history...no more than Hitler or Stalin. I think there’s a middle ground, but I don’t think we should hit the gas and fly off a cliff to one side.
This geeza is on tha money! History belongs in museums, no images should be put up and idolized, and that's gospel! How are we ever gonna get anywhere while we constantly look back. See the mistakes, learn the lessons, move forward united and let God be the judge.
Hero-a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Someone please explain to be what is noble or courageous about owning slaves, and legally declaring them to be property? And who is "America"? Just curious.
We shouldn't be displaying statues honoring the confederacy on public land. They should be in museums or destroyed. In their place we should have memorials to the war dead and memorials to victims of slavery. We also need more public art honoring civil rights leaders, and art celebrating how far we've come as a society (and reminding us how far we have to go).
