A Letter to Julian Bond from M.D. Currington
To Julian Bond
Chairman
NAACP
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore Maryland 21215
I am African-American. I am a lifelong Democratic grass roots activist. I am appalled at how you viciously attacked President Bush at your most recent New Orleans convention. I believe that since Democrats have been in control of the NAACP, it has only been for the advancement of left-winged liberal issues and not the advancement of colored people. I have been trying for several years to build a software business from scratch. Unfortunately, since the NAACP promotes policies that force companies to hire more lawyers, accountants, and human resource personnel to enforce the ever increasing government regulations is causing my dream of entrepreneurship to remain a dream.
It’s amazing that you have become so vehement against the Republican Party that you never state publicly (especially during Black History month) how important the Republican Party has been to African America. I learned by white folks the following facts:
The Republican Party was founded in 1854 in order to abolish slavery and no Republican had ever been a slaveholder since becoming a Republican.
The first black U.S. senator was Republican Hiram Revels, of Mississippi in 1870.
The First Black member of the U.S. House of Representatives was Republican Joseph Hayne Rainey of South Carolina.
The First Black Governor was Republican Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback of Louisiana in 1872 and not Eugene Wilder, Democrat of Virginia.
The Ku Klux Klan was comprised exclusively of Democrats until the mid 1900’s – Just ask the great political historian and former KKK member, U.S. Senator Robert Byrd.
As a matter of fact, almost all prominent African Americans were Republican until the 1940’s.
Furthermore:
Slavery was a specifically a repugnant institution of the Democratic Party.
Eugene “Bull” O’Connor (the poster boy of American racism) was a Democrat.
The poll tax was a Democratic institution.
Former President John F. Kennedy, the historical darling of the Democratic Party, sent federal troops to protect African Americans from the public threats of Democrats.
Black codes and Jim Crow laws were instituted by Democrats.
The Democratic Party only invited blacks to become members by offering “the Negro” government welfare (President Roosevelt 1932). And just like Uncle Tom the NAACP and other Black leadership has been trying to “protect” that handout ever since.
The NAACP and others have been advocating reparations for African Americans - an effort to legislate people pay for the sins of their (fore) parents. Based on the accurate portrayal of history, the Democratic Party (not the U.S. Government) should issue an official apology to African Americans and be responsible for directly paying reparations to African Americans.
Once again if the NAACP were consistent in holding descendants responsible for ancestral sins, then Former Vice President Al Gore, Jr. should never have been supported by African Americans - period. His father, Al Gore Sr., not only voted against the Civil Rights Act in 1964, but he participated in a 74-day filibuster by Democrats to defeat the legislation. The Congressional Quarterly of June 26, 1964 recorded that, in the Senate, only 69% of Democrats (46 for, 21 against) voted for the Civil Rights Act as compared to 82% of Republicans (27 for, 6 against) the Civil Rights Act. In the House of Representatives, 61% of Democrats (152 for, 96 against) voted for the Civil Rights Act and. 80% of Republicans, (138 for, 34 against) voted for it.
I learned all of this information for the first time in my life just before the 2000 presidential general election. I decided or the first time to vote Republican. I also convinced 11 of my friends and family to do the same. They did so after I shared this same information with them.
There were historical slights by whites who were Republican but it was more about personal greed then institutional ideology. I also realize that Republicans never thought of us as equal to them culturally or socially, but they did and still do believe that we were equal to them under the law.
Mr. Bond if Republicans were so bad as you portray them then history would not have recorded the Republican Party as the Backbone of African American progress. There are no historical parallels to date in the Democratic Party.
Even today with the overwhelming support of African American in the Democratic Party, the Party will not nominate an African American for President or Vice President of the United States. As you read this email the highest cabinet officer is and African American Republican - Secretary of State Colin Powell. The national security policy of the United States is under the direction of an African American woman who is Republican. When have the Democrats ever entrusted this much power an authority to African Americans? What is the Democratic equivalent? An irony of recent history is that Republicans supported the appointment of Thurgood Marshall for U.S. Solicitor General and for Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, but Democrats vote against Clarence Thomas’ nomination and demonize him to this day.
My conclusion is that if this nation was left to the devices of the Democratic Party, African Americans would not be anywhere near where we are today. As a matter of fact I would argue that we African Americans would not have any constitutional rights, be U.S. citizens or otherwise because we would still be slaves! So much for Affirmative Action.
There is much more for me to convey and I hope to someday become wealthy enough to be able to call you and discuss solutions to many more concerns of mine.
I have turned my democratic activism to making public this important aspect of history that you and that diatribe of black leadership refuse to emphasize. So far I have personally convinced, among my family and friends, over 60 people who will either vote Republican in future elections or reregistered as Republicans altogether. The NAACP should be supportive of the advancement of colored people period not just colored Democrat people. Until the NAACP lives up to its name I, and others, will cease to be continued supporters of yours.
Sincerely,
M.D. Currington
Former Supporter
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Chairman
NAACP
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore Maryland 21215
I am African-American. I am a lifelong Democratic grass roots activist. I am appalled at how you viciously attacked President Bush at your most recent New Orleans convention. I believe that since Democrats have been in control of the NAACP, it has only been for the advancement of left-winged liberal issues and not the advancement of colored people. I have been trying for several years to build a software business from scratch. Unfortunately, since the NAACP promotes policies that force companies to hire more lawyers, accountants, and human resource personnel to enforce the ever increasing government regulations is causing my dream of entrepreneurship to remain a dream.
It’s amazing that you have become so vehement against the Republican Party that you never state publicly (especially during Black History month) how important the Republican Party has been to African America. I learned by white folks the following facts:
The Republican Party was founded in 1854 in order to abolish slavery and no Republican had ever been a slaveholder since becoming a Republican.
The first black U.S. senator was Republican Hiram Revels, of Mississippi in 1870.
The First Black member of the U.S. House of Representatives was Republican Joseph Hayne Rainey of South Carolina.
The First Black Governor was Republican Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback of Louisiana in 1872 and not Eugene Wilder, Democrat of Virginia.
The Ku Klux Klan was comprised exclusively of Democrats until the mid 1900’s – Just ask the great political historian and former KKK member, U.S. Senator Robert Byrd.
As a matter of fact, almost all prominent African Americans were Republican until the 1940’s.
Furthermore:
Slavery was a specifically a repugnant institution of the Democratic Party.
Eugene “Bull” O’Connor (the poster boy of American racism) was a Democrat.
The poll tax was a Democratic institution.
Former President John F. Kennedy, the historical darling of the Democratic Party, sent federal troops to protect African Americans from the public threats of Democrats.
Black codes and Jim Crow laws were instituted by Democrats.
The Democratic Party only invited blacks to become members by offering “the Negro” government welfare (President Roosevelt 1932). And just like Uncle Tom the NAACP and other Black leadership has been trying to “protect” that handout ever since.
The NAACP and others have been advocating reparations for African Americans - an effort to legislate people pay for the sins of their (fore) parents. Based on the accurate portrayal of history, the Democratic Party (not the U.S. Government) should issue an official apology to African Americans and be responsible for directly paying reparations to African Americans.
Once again if the NAACP were consistent in holding descendants responsible for ancestral sins, then Former Vice President Al Gore, Jr. should never have been supported by African Americans - period. His father, Al Gore Sr., not only voted against the Civil Rights Act in 1964, but he participated in a 74-day filibuster by Democrats to defeat the legislation. The Congressional Quarterly of June 26, 1964 recorded that, in the Senate, only 69% of Democrats (46 for, 21 against) voted for the Civil Rights Act as compared to 82% of Republicans (27 for, 6 against) the Civil Rights Act. In the House of Representatives, 61% of Democrats (152 for, 96 against) voted for the Civil Rights Act and. 80% of Republicans, (138 for, 34 against) voted for it.
I learned all of this information for the first time in my life just before the 2000 presidential general election. I decided or the first time to vote Republican. I also convinced 11 of my friends and family to do the same. They did so after I shared this same information with them.
There were historical slights by whites who were Republican but it was more about personal greed then institutional ideology. I also realize that Republicans never thought of us as equal to them culturally or socially, but they did and still do believe that we were equal to them under the law.
Mr. Bond if Republicans were so bad as you portray them then history would not have recorded the Republican Party as the Backbone of African American progress. There are no historical parallels to date in the Democratic Party.
Even today with the overwhelming support of African American in the Democratic Party, the Party will not nominate an African American for President or Vice President of the United States. As you read this email the highest cabinet officer is and African American Republican - Secretary of State Colin Powell. The national security policy of the United States is under the direction of an African American woman who is Republican. When have the Democrats ever entrusted this much power an authority to African Americans? What is the Democratic equivalent? An irony of recent history is that Republicans supported the appointment of Thurgood Marshall for U.S. Solicitor General and for Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, but Democrats vote against Clarence Thomas’ nomination and demonize him to this day.
My conclusion is that if this nation was left to the devices of the Democratic Party, African Americans would not be anywhere near where we are today. As a matter of fact I would argue that we African Americans would not have any constitutional rights, be U.S. citizens or otherwise because we would still be slaves! So much for Affirmative Action.
There is much more for me to convey and I hope to someday become wealthy enough to be able to call you and discuss solutions to many more concerns of mine.
I have turned my democratic activism to making public this important aspect of history that you and that diatribe of black leadership refuse to emphasize. So far I have personally convinced, among my family and friends, over 60 people who will either vote Republican in future elections or reregistered as Republicans altogether. The NAACP should be supportive of the advancement of colored people period not just colored Democrat people. Until the NAACP lives up to its name I, and others, will cease to be continued supporters of yours.
Sincerely,
M.D. Currington
Former Supporter
Click here and buy the book:
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