I am an angry man!
I am an angry white man!
I yearn for another, earlier day in my years!
I pledge to work for a return to the good old days! Read on…
Tag Archives: men and women
Speak Now Against the Day
January, 1995
For a Christmas gift a son and his wife sent me a book which has quickly become a treasure. Speak Now Against the Day by John Egerton bears a subtitle: The Generation Before the Civil Rights Movement in the South. It is the story of men and women of the South who spoke and worked against the development of segregation as a way of life which they knew to be destroying both the South and the idea of equality. Read on…
Notes from a Mis-Educated White Man
January, 1992
I am an educated man.
I went twelve years to school and graduated from high school.
I am an educated man.
I went to college for two years, before going to World War II. Read on…
An Open Letter to White Males October 1991
October, 1991
During a panel at a recent conference I heard an African American woman direct an important question. She directed it specifically to white males, and that is what prompted me to think about some response. Since she is a person for whom I have great affection, I am also eager to respond. Read on…