THIS LETTER IS IN RESPONSE TO THE IGNORANT YOUNG MAN WHO SEEMED TO BE CONFUSED ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. FIRST OF ALL, AFFRIRMITIVE ACTION WAS DESIGNED TO GIVE MINORITIES EQUAL OPPURTINITIES THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY WERE DENIED. WHY SHOULD WHITES PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM THAT ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE DAMAGE DONE BY RACIST PRACTICES? WHITES IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE NEVER HAD ANY RIGHTS TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM, AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO ENJOY THE WEALTH OF THIS COUNTRY. THIS HAS NOT BEEN TRUE FOR MINORITIES. I FELT REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHAT LAQUETTA SHEPHERD DID. SHE SHOWED THAT BLACKS CAN PROTEST WITHOUT ACTING UNCIVILIZED, UNLIKE THE MEMBERS OF THE KKK. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RESPOND TO BRITT’S COMMENT ABOUT HOW BLACK PEOPLE CALL EACH OTHER NIGGAS. WE HAVE TURNED THE “N” WORD INTO A TERM OF ENDURMENT, JUST LIKE PEOPLE OF OTHER RACES HAVE DONE. IM SURE EVERYONE NOTICED THE WORD REDNECK WRITTEN ON THE FRONT OF TUESDAYS HERALD(9-17-02). CONSIDERING THAT IM NOT THE SAME RACE AS MR. BRITT, I BET HE WOULD NOT BE HAPPY IF I CALLED HIM A REDNECK, BUT PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE OFFENDED IF ONE OF HIS “BROTHERS” SAID IT TO HIM. ALTHOUGH 99.9% OF BRITT’S COMMENTS WERE IGNORANT, HE DID MANAGE TO MAKE ONE GOOD POINT. BLACKS WILL NEVER FORGET ABOUT SLAVERY AND NEITHER WILL HE BECAUSE IT IS A PART OF OUR HISTORY. AMERICAN HISTORY.

ANGELA GALBREATH

MAYFIELD JUNIOR

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