Nashville, Tennessee was a great experience for me going to Fisk University.
The most important thing I got out of it was the fact that it was the few places black Americans had to go to college. W.E.B DuBois was a great man who had one saying that I will never forget. He said African-Americans possessed a double consciousness; that we are american, and we are also black.This was important to me because of the fact that [during DuBois's life] many had to wake up in the morning and know and remind yourself that you are black and you do have limitations to what you can do and say.
Beau,
ReplyDeleteI've never met you, but regardless, I'm very proud of you! Please, please, please don't take DuBois' comments to mean that you are a victim with limitations. Black folks were indeed vicitimized, but your history shows great achievement. I don't know what you hope to achieve in life, but by all means know that if you can conceive it, and believe it, you can achieve it. You are not limited. Your ancestors have already paid that price.
Jonewms