tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post4317412162625304346..comments2024-03-01T10:16:11.283-08:00Comments on AmericanStudies: April 9-10, 2016: Remembering Reconstruction: The Civil Rights Act of 1866AmericanStudierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06483077716534996778noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-92056447974111379712016-04-09T17:43:48.445-07:002016-04-09T17:43:48.445-07:00I just wanted to say that I am an African American...I just wanted to say that I am an African American man - that I will be 50 years old this year - and I've concluded that everybody brings a different perspective to the table. For example: I've had lots of whites I consider friends who have no problem with me being African American, but I met one white man this year (first time for me) who explains that wishes he wasn't white - who is ashamed of the way so many whites have treated minorities in our culture. Interesting view, wouldn't you say? ...Roland Gibson, Jr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com