Navy to honor 1st black graduate..................

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Originally Posted by cwo_ghwebb

No other minorities have suffered discrimination? Chinese-Americans during the building of the transcontinental railroad? Japanese-Americans, German-Americans during WWII? Hell, my children as bi-racial Americans went through discrimination at our local American Legion Post less than five years ago, being called 'gooks' (I can't help these worthy veterans were stupid and can't tell the difference between Asian races).

Let me leave it at that. Just a question however, is there another redeeming factor, other than race, (such as, is he Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic, Antartican?) that this man should be recognized for his accomplishment?

I didn't say that other minorities didn't suffer discrimination. I said that no other class suffered the same indignities as black people for soley being black. No other class of people were not allowed to attend the same public schools as white people during the same time as this man attended the United States Naval Academy. That is why this institution has chosen to honor this man. That is his redeeming factor, that he was able to break that barrier.

[rotgut]

wow, lots of mispellings, lots of mispellings. before you get too "into" the discussion, explain to me the connection between the words "black" and "man." remember, age isn't important, but level of resonsibility is. good luck.