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I`m constantly amazed at how totally different blacks and whites view the same issues, as it pertains to race and O.J. Simpson. Check out this latest poll:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070927/ap_on_re_us/o_j__simpson _ap_poll
Just for the record, I believe O.J killed Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson
Dale King
Amen to that!
Yeah, he does seem to keep himself in the news... unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons.
Dale King
Black or White, wrong is wrong and this guy is a creep.
Erin
Erin, you`re being kind. I think he`s much worse than that. I can`t even begin to tell you how many fights I`ve gotten into with my relatives, because of this scum bucket. Even though I wasn`t there, I know he`s a double murderer. I know he did it. All of my relatives think the bloody glove was planted by Mark Furman. Yeah, right.
Dale King
I think it’s a disgrace that the media focuses on people like O. J. Simpson. There are so many vital contributions being made by Black people, but people like O. J. get the spotlight.
Most people for instance, don’t know that a Black doctor was primarily responsible for the development of the science of blood transfusions. He later died of injuries from a vehicle accident because he was denied a blood transfusion at a Whites only hospital. Neither event received any news media coverage even to this day.
Most people don’t know that a Black doctor was primarily responsible for the development of the science of blood transfusions. He later died of injuries from a vehicle accident because he was denied a blood transfusion at a Whites only hospital. Neither event received any news media coverage even to this day.
Wow...Patrick, nice pass. I`ll take it from here. The whole purpose of this thread was to get some interesting dialogue started about how differently blacks and white view the same issue as it relates to race. I didn`t really want to turn this topic into a black history lesson, but since Patrick opened the door, I`m going to elaborate on what he said.
It`s true. Most people don`t know about the many outstanding and life-changing contributions that black Americans have made to this great country of ours, as well as the world.
I started studying black history when I was in high school and was shocked to discover that the history books were filled with outright lies and deceptions about the contributions of blacks in America.
For example, in 1893, the first successful open-heart surgery was performed by a black doctor. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams completed the operation on a young man named James Cornish. He had been rushed to Provident Hospital in Chicago with a stab wound.
And many American staples and luxuries that we take for granted today were also invented by black Americans. For example:
Garrett A. Morgan invented the traffic light. Morgan was one of the first to apply for and acquire a U.S. patent for a traffic signal. The patent was granted on November 20, 1923. Morgan later had the technology patented in Great Britain and Canada.
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