The irony of American history is the tendency of good white Americans to presume racial innocence. Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words, it is a privilege to ignore the consequences of race in America.” ― Tim Wise An insightful story by our Post colleague Robert Samuels this morning showed that whites in Ferguson were often surprised by the racial fault lines exposed by the shooting and the sometimes angry protests that followed. They said THEY HAD NO IDEA of the simmering tensions between African Americans and police. THEY DID NOT KNOW that many black residents felt unfairly targeted by the police and unrepresented by city government. And they bristled when protesters portrayed their town as racist. “Sometimes we find ourselves walking through life blindfolded, and we try to deny that were the ones who securely tied the knot.” ― Jodi Picoult
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:38:06 +0000
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