Letter from M.D. Currington to DNC Chair Terry McAuliffe
Tuesday, June 18, 2002
Terry McAuliffe
Chairman
Democratic National Committee
430 S. Capital Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
Dear Mr. McAuliffe:
I am a registered member of the Democratic Party. I have heard your view that you support reparations for Blacks in the United States of America. I did not support Al Gore in the 2000 election because I learned very disturbing facts about the history of the Democratic Party and slavery. I was infuriated that it was the Democratic Party (not the Republican Party) who actively perpetuated the enslavement of Blacks.
Mr. McAuliffe I am asking for you to do the following:
Formally and officially apologize on behalf of the Democratic Party for its defense to continue the chattel slavery of blacks in the United States.
Formally and officially apologize on behalf of the Democratic Party for its role in the organization the Ku Klux Klan,
Formally and officially apologize on behalf of the Democratic Party for its assistance in the formulation of Jim Crow Laws, Poll Taxes, and Black Codes.
Formally and officially apologize on behalf of the Democratic Party for its leadership supporting the illegal repossession of the 40 acres and a mule that was issued to blacks by the Republican Party.
Formally and officially apologize on behalf of the Democratic Party for not endorsing and advocating its membership in either the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate to support any civil rights legislation from 1863 – 1965.
Publicly request that U.S. Senator Robert Byrd make a formal and public apology for his support of the Klan since he “stop paying dues”, and for his 14 hour filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights Bill.
Publicly request that U.S. Senator Earnest “Fritz” Hollings make a formal and public apology for his leadership as Governor of South Carolina to the flying of the Confederate Flag over its state capital building.
Develop a list of party members who once owned slaves and discuss a fund for reparations for Black Americans.
Formally and officially apologize, on behalf of the Democratic Party Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, for not voting in the majority for the following important pieces of legislation to Black Americans:
· The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863
· The Civil Rights Act of 1866
· The Civil Rights Act of 1871
· The Civil Rights Act of 1875
· The Civil Rights Act of 1957
· The Civil Rights Act of 1960
· The Civil Rights Act of 1964
· The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Had it not been for the Democratic Party’s successful efforts to defend that “barbaric institution of the south” to the point of war, the enslavement of Blacks would have ended many decades earlier. Blacks for some strange reason have no knowledge of the Democratic Party’s sordid history. Most blacks have developed a cultural myth that Republicans are the actual perpetrator of the black slavery in the United States. I have a more complete outline in my article entitled, "Who Owes Reparations to Black America".
Mr. McAuliffe, I hate slavery, as I hope that you do. I hate that a people, their history, their family, and their culture were destroyed at the behest of those who saw them as no more than that of chickens, cows, and dogs. You can be an educator for many and beginning the path of “righting past wrongs” for all Americans. Lead the Democratic Party and America by making these apologies and requests to the Party and show Black America that the Democratic Party is the Party of “righting past wrongs” and finally setting the record straight for Black America.
Sincerely,
M.D. Currington (http://mdcurrington.tripod.com/mdc)
Democrat
Terry McAuliffe
Chairman
Democratic National Committee
430 S. Capital Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
Dear Mr. McAuliffe:
I am a registered member of the Democratic Party. I have heard your view that you support reparations for Blacks in the United States of America. I did not support Al Gore in the 2000 election because I learned very disturbing facts about the history of the Democratic Party and slavery. I was infuriated that it was the Democratic Party (not the Republican Party) who actively perpetuated the enslavement of Blacks.
Mr. McAuliffe I am asking for you to do the following:
Formally and officially apologize on behalf of the Democratic Party for its defense to continue the chattel slavery of blacks in the United States.
Formally and officially apologize on behalf of the Democratic Party for its role in the organization the Ku Klux Klan,
Formally and officially apologize on behalf of the Democratic Party for its assistance in the formulation of Jim Crow Laws, Poll Taxes, and Black Codes.
Formally and officially apologize on behalf of the Democratic Party for its leadership supporting the illegal repossession of the 40 acres and a mule that was issued to blacks by the Republican Party.
Formally and officially apologize on behalf of the Democratic Party for not endorsing and advocating its membership in either the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate to support any civil rights legislation from 1863 – 1965.
Publicly request that U.S. Senator Robert Byrd make a formal and public apology for his support of the Klan since he “stop paying dues”, and for his 14 hour filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights Bill.
Publicly request that U.S. Senator Earnest “Fritz” Hollings make a formal and public apology for his leadership as Governor of South Carolina to the flying of the Confederate Flag over its state capital building.
Develop a list of party members who once owned slaves and discuss a fund for reparations for Black Americans.
Formally and officially apologize, on behalf of the Democratic Party Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, for not voting in the majority for the following important pieces of legislation to Black Americans:
· The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863
· The Civil Rights Act of 1866
· The Civil Rights Act of 1871
· The Civil Rights Act of 1875
· The Civil Rights Act of 1957
· The Civil Rights Act of 1960
· The Civil Rights Act of 1964
· The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Had it not been for the Democratic Party’s successful efforts to defend that “barbaric institution of the south” to the point of war, the enslavement of Blacks would have ended many decades earlier. Blacks for some strange reason have no knowledge of the Democratic Party’s sordid history. Most blacks have developed a cultural myth that Republicans are the actual perpetrator of the black slavery in the United States. I have a more complete outline in my article entitled, "Who Owes Reparations to Black America".
Mr. McAuliffe, I hate slavery, as I hope that you do. I hate that a people, their history, their family, and their culture were destroyed at the behest of those who saw them as no more than that of chickens, cows, and dogs. You can be an educator for many and beginning the path of “righting past wrongs” for all Americans. Lead the Democratic Party and America by making these apologies and requests to the Party and show Black America that the Democratic Party is the Party of “righting past wrongs” and finally setting the record straight for Black America.
Sincerely,
M.D. Currington (http://mdcurrington.tripod.com/mdc)
Democrat
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