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As W.E.B. DuBois wrote ins his essay "Of the Training of Black Men," "The foundations of knowledge in this race, as in others, must be sunk deep in the college and university if we would build a solid, permanent structure."
When W.E.B. DuBois wrote in 1903, "The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line," he was dealing with the fact that black men in America were treated as sub-human, and he was addressing the inability of the black man in America to obtain justice...
Was this case the right send the message at DuBois gave in 1903? No, O.J. is not a typical black man persecuted by the American judicial system. How many accused murderers are there in the slums of L.A. who can afford a $10 million defense? His money skewed the case...
"The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color-line." W.E.B. Dubois's classic statement is still true. Harvard's refusal to establish a standing committee on ethnic studies indicates a serious lack of vision.
City Step, Executive Director; Mather House Council Vice-President; Freshman/Mather House Intramurals; Summer-step Teacher; WEB DuBois Institute/Afro-Am Dept. Freedom Schools Fellowship