Hello Everyone,
As a black conservative (decentralist).
One of the things I suggest everyone look into.
Is the cultural battle between
"Booker T Washington (Republican)" vs "W E B Du Bois (Communist)"
Most black Americans have always been conservative. It was until Washington's death.
W E B Du Bois who took over in an activist role.
Du Bois retired a communist. He started the NAACP with a bunch of jewish folks.
It was Du Bois that thought that black americans need to become revolution types.
He believed that "Social Agitation" was the best way to make change. He also believed that black people need to become college educated "Liberal Arts" types.
His opponent Booker T Washington who was a former slave. Booker wanted black people to abandon the fight against racism and focus on self improvement. To specialize in "trade skills" that are actually needed. Such as farming, fishing, hunting, etc...
Larry Elder, Candice Ownes, Thomas Sowell are "Booker T Washington" folks. Joy Reid from MSNBC is a W E B Du Bois "Talented 10th" type.
Knowing this history is an important part of the great awakening.
I suggest everyone research this.
Thanks for bringing this up. In more recent times, this thread extends to MLK, Malcolm X, and Huey Newton. The lines blur, but the opposing camps retrench each generation. And it runs through pop culture as well. The history is interesting and rich. From Paul Robeson countering Bill Robinson, onward to Beyonce's BLM preview. There's a reason MSM lionizes Muhammad Ali instead of Joe Frazier and George Foreman, unfairly painted as Uncle Toms by Ali and much of the media. I hate that term, and look forward to the day that those who use it would actually read the book. (For those who haven't read it, it's a great book: quick read, action story, and apparently with as much cultural influence as Star Wars or Harry Potter for its time. In the book, Uncle Tom is a very sympathetic character, and shouldn't be a term for "race traitor.")