Reputed Klansman arrested in 1964 Neshoba County (MS) civil rights slayings

Tragically S-----, you seem to be a biased and bitter person. If I saw that slogan I would interpret it to mean that since knowledge was withheld from blacks, first through slavery, and then through unequal education, it is all the more to be valued by African-Americans. Very fitting for a historically black college. Your interpretation misses the point. BTW, who is it that the 'we' in your signature phrase would like to kill?

Biased and bitter? Hardly - but thank you for a personal assessment based on two posts. I've been nothing but polite and courteous to you, and I'd appreciate the same in return.

Now, on to a couple of your points. I don't have time right this second to hit on them all (I'll get to it later this evening, I promise), but I can at least touch on one or two. How would you interpret a slogan that said "The whiter the college, the sweeter the knowledge" ? Racism is racism, regardless of the race of the person involved.

Oh, and the song is "The March of Cambreadth" from Heather Alexander, who does Celtic folk music. Although the foe is never named in the song, I'd imagine, given the style, that it's some other Celtic or Gaelic tribal group. If you'll stick around for a while, you'll find that my taglines are usually based on whatever happens to be in my CD player at the time.

I remember I spent the longest year and half of my life in Mississippi. I remember my first day of school. The first thing any student said to me was not 'Hello' or anything like that, but 'Are you a Yankee?'. The day I found out we were moving to Florida was the happiest day of my life.

There is nothing racist in the slogan you are citing. What it does say is that blacks and whites have not been similarly situated for all of American history. It is still much more difficult for a black person to obtain a college education than a white one. So, the knowledge would be more precious -- sweeter. That's reality, not racism.

Gator, I'm glad you escaped.

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