Barack Obama's Favorite Exhibit

[70sEraVet]

18. I feel I have to qualify your first statement a bit

They didn't hate him JUST because of his skin color -- they hated him because he was a Person of Color who, in their eyes, didn't know his PLACE!
We are now seeing that mentality throughout the Federal government. They are systematically weeding out qualified people who are in positions of power, but whose only 'flaw' is their skin color (as well as women, gays, and trans folks).
When they ended segregation in the school systems in the South, the STUDENTS were integrated, but generally NOT the teachers and Principals. Having a Person of Color in a position of authority over WHITE children was a bridge too far! The former teachers and Principals of the black schools were usually left without jobs. I know of one case where a former Principal fought it in court, and won -- the school, forced to hire him, put him over the transportation department, so that he wouldn't have to be in a position of authority over any white children.