tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36737438.post449761849514598857..comments2023-10-09T12:53:26.057-04:00Comments on USHistoryBlog.com: Meeting David Wilson: Slave Owning Family Meets Enslaved Counterpartklkatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972547410066863818noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36737438.post-17021928503394226882008-04-11T18:23:00.000-04:002008-04-11T18:23:00.000-04:00I am very interested in this evenings presentatio...I am very interested in this evenings presentation. I am fascinated by the was the dialog around race relations in the U.S. is developing.<BR/><BR/>I hope you will consider entering into a discussion about this topic on my blog after the event. I just started blogging and have opened with this rather challenging discussion!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36737438.post-70850795499032091152008-04-11T14:02:00.000-04:002008-04-11T14:02:00.000-04:00There is an underlying assumption that if the role...There is an underlying assumption that if the roles were reversed, those in the former minority would treat others differently. We all know, historically speaking, this is sheer fallacy.<BR/><BR/>The fact that Mr. Wilson greeted the other with the statement "Your ancestors owned my ancestors" speaks volumes about his own view of the world.<BR/><BR/>Now is the time to finally shed your narrow views of others and take a look at yourself before you can judge others by circumstances in which they have absolutely zero control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36737438.post-42212859061863985262008-04-10T16:05:00.000-04:002008-04-10T16:05:00.000-04:00Good post. I particularly liked the reference to ...Good post. I particularly liked the reference to the "different experience of the other". Were you influenced by Sen. Obama's recent speech on race?Nate Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627852679346048697noreply@blogger.com