SEATTLE, WA – At Cal Anderson Park in Washington State, a scene from the 1950’s plays out, only in reverse.
Apparently, organizers in the area decided it was time that black people, and only black people, were allowed into the park for several hours to provide a safe place for them to “heal.”
The organizers felt that the “string” of black people killed recently by police, captured on video, has caused such a disturbance that the black community there needed to be free from any and all other races.
So, they set up the “black out zone,” where only black people were allowed to be in the park.
White people stood guard at the entrance and around the park to inform everyone in the area that was not of black heritage that they were unwelcome.
A man taking a video was met by a white woman who said:
“This space is held right now for just black folks.”
The man clarified that it was for “full black” people only, and the woman said:
“Um…if you have black ancestry or, um…like, if you’ve experienced oppression because you are black, then you can enter this space.”
One of the persons interviewed by King 5, described as a co-organizer, states that they needed to provide a space where black people could “breathe and heal.” They chose not to have anyone other than black people in the space because they did not want people in there that would say “all lives matter” or try to “discredit” what they are doing.
The park was apparently only needed as a black people only space until 8 pm.
Perhaps the organizers of this event have never heard of Martin Luther King, Jr.
One would have to believe that if they had, they would know that this man, a Christian Pastor, literally gave his life in order to integrate white and black people. To bring the races together. That Mr. King pushed for peaceful demonstrations and any violence that occurred when he was in charge was rare.
Perhaps they are unaware of the years he fought the system and eventually, his blood, sweat and tears began to fix a system for the better in America, that all should be included and feel welcome.
The organizers have totally missed the history lesson in his famous speech, I have a Dream.
An excerpt from this speech is as follows:
“I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.”
Apparently, at least for the organizers of the event, his speech only was meant for those states that he specifically mentions, and that table of brotherhood he mentions, must not exist at Cal Anderson Park.
White people enforcing a black only space
lol “anti-racist”
These people are trying to take us back to the 1950s https://t.co/pESrZey6BH
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) June 22, 2020
Perhaps they also do not know of Rosa Parks, a black woman and hero in her time for standing up against segregation and racism. They now know that Ms. Parks was riding in the bus when a white man got on. Of course, during that time, in 1956, if a white man entered onto the bus, all people of color had to move in order to accommodate the white man.
Ms. Parks stood her ground and refused to be moved as she had paid her fare. The police responded and Ms. Parks was arrested, for merely trying to ride the bus with white people.
If the organizers knew of the history, the people of color who fought and died for the right to be considered equal to whites, I would be confused as to why they would insist on segregating themselves from white people.
White people are now telling other white people this is a space for “black folks only” So 2020 is all about segregating those with different coloured skin. White liberals do more harm to the world than coronavirus ever could.
— BermondseyBoy5.0 (@LovelyGeezer65) June 23, 2020
The problem seems to be that the organizers of this event feel as if they have either been victimized so much as a race that no one else can sympathize and feel their pain. If that is not the case, then they must believe that blacks are superior and must be treated as such.
In any case, separating yourselves from other races is the exact opposite of what needs to happen in America. In America, we unite in times of trouble and strife. We do not divide ourselves.
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