and decided that writing about it was better than killing an innocent

victim to soothe the hostility I feel towards my heritage. I picked up

a pen because it was safer than a gun. This was a valuable lesson I've

learned from my forefathers, who did both. Others in my country react

on instinct and choose not to deliberate the issue as I have. If they

are black, they are imprisoned or dead. As The People vs. Simpson

storms through its ninth month, the United States awaits the landmark

decision that will determine justice. O.J. Simpson would not have had

a chance in 1857. Racial segregation, discrimination, and degradation

are no accidents in this nation's history. The loud tribal beat

of pounding rap rhythm is no coincidence. They stem logically from the

legacy the Founding Fathers bestowed upon contemporary America with

regard to the treatment of African-Americans, particularly the black

slave woman. This tragedy has left the country with a weak moral

The Founding Fathers, in their conception of a more perfect

union, drafted ideas that communicated the oppression they felt as

What was good for them was making the master rich. The good

admire the hypocritical Founding Fathers of this nation for betraying

were common at the turn of the century.

Franklin, John Hope. "Slavery Left America Divided." Slavery--Opposing

in the military struggle against Britain; their creativity in forging

of these States." "All men are created equal," and endowed by the

centuries like Toni Morrison's "Beloved." Sethe, the main character,

they picked cotton. In short, slave women were used as badly as men,

opposed the Federalist court, conspiracies to divide the union, and

Jefferson, Americans should also be free to possess slaves.

their keep. The sex of the child was generally irrelevant as most

Didn't they realize the effect their actions would have on the growing

Viewpoints. Ed. Dudley, William. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, Inc.

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Approximate Pages = 11 (250 words per page double spaced)