Comments on: Booker T. Washington: ‘Cast Down Your Bucket Where You Are’ http://jeremysarber.com/2008/09/09/booker-t-washington-cast-down-your-bucket-where-you-are/ a Primitive Baptist, conservative American perspective of life. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:36:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TRACEY http://jeremysarber.com/2008/09/09/booker-t-washington-cast-down-your-bucket-where-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-14103 TRACEY Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:54:30 +0000 http://jeremysarber.com/?p=1720#comment-14103 WELL SAID GOOD FOR THE SOUL OF A YOUNG AFRO-AMERICAN WOMEN WELL SAID GOOD FOR THE SOUL OF A YOUNG AFRO-AMERICAN WOMEN

]]> By: bob http://jeremysarber.com/2008/09/09/booker-t-washington-cast-down-your-bucket-where-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-13970 bob Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:08:19 +0000 http://jeremysarber.com/?p=1720#comment-13970 so what does the quote mean? so what does the quote mean?

]]> By: jackjack http://jeremysarber.com/2008/09/09/booker-t-washington-cast-down-your-bucket-where-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-8048 jackjack Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:38:08 +0000 http://jeremysarber.com/?p=1720#comment-8048 the parallels between Obama and Booker Washington are numerous. a new reprint of Booker T. Washington's classic autobiography has just been released in a new special collector's edition to commemerate this election and the connection bewteen the two men: http://www.amazon.com/Slavery-Autobiography-President-Commemorative-Collectors/dp/1440455058 the parallels between Obama and Booker Washington are numerous.

a new reprint of Booker T. Washington’s classic autobiography has just been released in a new special collector’s edition to commemerate this election and the connection bewteen the two men:

http://www.amazon.com/Slavery-Autobiography-President-Commemorative-Collectors/dp/1440455058

]]> By: Eric w/Cheese http://jeremysarber.com/2008/09/09/booker-t-washington-cast-down-your-bucket-where-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-7027 Eric w/Cheese Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:11:32 +0000 http://jeremysarber.com/?p=1720#comment-7027 Hold the phone. Both Jeremy and Caleb agree with me? I will mark this day down! :) Hold the phone. Both Jeremy and Caleb agree with me? I will mark this day down! :)

]]> By: Caleb http://jeremysarber.com/2008/09/09/booker-t-washington-cast-down-your-bucket-where-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-7011 Caleb Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:31:14 +0000 http://jeremysarber.com/?p=1720#comment-7011 Well said, Eric. Well said. Well said, Eric. Well said.

]]> By: Eric w/Cheese http://jeremysarber.com/2008/09/09/booker-t-washington-cast-down-your-bucket-where-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-6981 Eric w/Cheese Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:49:21 +0000 http://jeremysarber.com/?p=1720#comment-6981 Who? You and Kaci? ;) Who? You and Kaci?

;)

]]> By: Jeremy Sarber http://jeremysarber.com/2008/09/09/booker-t-washington-cast-down-your-bucket-where-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-6977 Jeremy Sarber Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:35:57 +0000 http://jeremysarber.com/?p=1720#comment-6977 Hey, we actually agree on something. This is a momentous occasion. Hey, we actually agree on something. This is a momentous occasion.

]]> By: Eric w/Cheese http://jeremysarber.com/2008/09/09/booker-t-washington-cast-down-your-bucket-where-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-6971 Eric w/Cheese Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:54:26 +0000 http://jeremysarber.com/?p=1720#comment-6971 "I cannot count the number of people who have claimed they will vote for Senator Barack Obama in November simply because he is black. The color of a man’s skin should not keep anyone from voting for him, nor should his skin cause anyone to vote for him. " So very true. But I also have heard quite a few people -- and sadly, a lot of them coming from the "Bible Belt" -- say they will not vote for a black man to be president, simply because he is black and for no other reason. I kow the entire post wasn't about this, but I wanted to focus in on it. I have long been down the middle of the road when it comes to things like Equal Opportunity employment and such. That kind of thinking was more effective back in the 70s and 80s when racism and discrimination was really being overcome. But as times progress, I think it does a little more damage than good because it forces employers to pick people based on race rather than qualification. Years ago, this was necessary because the public education system for colored people were so far behind what was offered for caucasians that minorities didn't have a fair shake from the get go. Being a minority myself, I would much rather get a job based on my experience rather than just so I can fill their quota. “I cannot count the number of people who have claimed they will vote for Senator Barack Obama in November simply because he is black. The color of a man’s skin should not keep anyone from voting for him, nor should his skin cause anyone to vote for him. ”

So very true. But I also have heard quite a few people — and sadly, a lot of them coming from the “Bible Belt” — say they will not vote for a black man to be president, simply because he is black and for no other reason.

I kow the entire post wasn’t about this, but I wanted to focus in on it. I have long been down the middle of the road when it comes to things like Equal Opportunity employment and such. That kind of thinking was more effective back in the 70s and 80s when racism and discrimination was really being overcome. But as times progress, I think it does a little more damage than good because it forces employers to pick people based on race rather than qualification. Years ago, this was necessary because the public education system for colored people were so far behind what was offered for caucasians that minorities didn’t have a fair shake from the get go.

Being a minority myself, I would much rather get a job based on my experience rather than just so I can fill their quota.

]]> By: Kaci http://jeremysarber.com/2008/09/09/booker-t-washington-cast-down-your-bucket-where-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-6970 Kaci Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:47:12 +0000 http://jeremysarber.com/?p=1720#comment-6970 Oh man, I totally agree with the "new racism" bit. Last week my roommate and I had a couple of arguments about the definition of racism, which I was actually going to blog about (and may still yet). She doesn't understand my view that elevating someone on the basis of skin color is just as racist as denigrating him or her. Oh man, I totally agree with the “new racism” bit. Last week my roommate and I had a couple of arguments about the definition of racism, which I was actually going to blog about (and may still yet). She doesn’t understand my view that elevating someone on the basis of skin color is just as racist as denigrating him or her.

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