Regards whites as “opponents”. Frederick Douglass did not think that way.
Frederick Douglass didn’t. Neither did Booker T. Washington. But W. E. B. Du Bois did.
And who does the Left venerate today? Certainly not the likes of Booker T. Washington, who held the best approach in my opinion for blacks at that point in time to get integrated and accepted into society.
Back then and even now, Booker T. Washington is viewed by some portion of black Leftists as an Uncle Tom. Shameful.
Here's the sentence: "...the bourgeoning [sic] revolutionary standing in front of me failed to see the wisdom in ignoring one’s opponents and dedicating oneself to a proactive regimen."
I didn't read it as an attack upon all whites; but rather as a matter-of-fact acknowledgment that some blacks will experience opposition from some whites, to one degree or another, and the young person should look past it to his or her own goals and how to get there, obstacles notwithstanding.
What really struck me was the perception that there is no equal opportunity. I've had black friends tell me this in a different way: that all white people have it easy compared to them. Neither one is the reality.
Marxist/collectivist propaganda removes individual initiative from young people, first by insisting that they are powerless except for violent overthrow (and thus why bother to delay gratification in order to take effective long-range action); and secondly that they must not see other people as individuals—some of whom are a**h***s, but many of whom are open, tolerant, friendly and helpful, regardless of background.