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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY. 25 • THE MAROON TIGER • PAGE 10
and if we tried it, where would we
go and how long would it last be
fore the white man stops it?"
And this remarked sparked re
action from many students.
"When the Europeans came over
to this country, they were not
afraid to form their own nation.
When you say that we cannot form
our own nation and that the white
man would not let us maintain a
successful black nation, then you
are suggesting a lack of confi
dence in ourselves," said one
stuent.
Another student asked if we
[blacks] can see that the white
western power and the Europeans
powers are setting up a new world
order that does not empower black
people, so why should we inte
grate into a system that will not
accommodate our interests?"
When Dr. Grant later said that
Malcolm X was not a separatist,
one student responded by relating
Malcolm X's story of "The House
Negro and the Field Negro."
"Malcolm X said that he was like
the field negro who wanted to
leave the plantation, but you're
talking about staying on the white
master's plantation."
In an effort to illustrate that it is
incorrect to unite on the basis of
color, Dr. Grant told a joke that
caused several members of the
audience to walk out of the room.
"When a zebra-died and saw a
black and white heaven, the zebra
asked God which heaven should
he go to. God then said, you are
what you are. When the zebra
asked an angel to explain God's
answer the angel said go to the
white heaven because if God had
said you is what you is, then God
wouldhave meant the black
heaven."
Richard Winstead, assistant pro
fessor of economics, used an anal
ogy to advise what African Ameri
cans should do about their role in
economics.
"An economic pie is made of
goods and'services. Although we
cannot control the quantity of the
slices that African Americans re
ceive, the logistics for baking a
different pie are prohibited--it is
not possible today."
Despite the fact that Winstead
said that blacks cannot create their
own economic pie, a member of
the audience asked what would it
take to be in a position to bake a
different economic pie?
"It would require separate and
complete ownership and control
of the ingredients; no nation, no
economy is self-sufficient," said
Dr. Winstead.
Dr. Harold Braithwaite, assistant
professor of psychology, agreed
with some of the other panelists
who spoke of how blacks should
not abandon their opportunities in
America; however, he said that
some blacks need to change their
attitudes.
"African Americans have a stake
in America, but some of us need to
separate psychologically because
we cannot afford to think [in the
same manner Caucasians do.]"
"You can live anywhere and with
anybody you want to live with,
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but personally, I would like to see
myself in a community which is
run by, determined by, and gov
erned by people who look like me
and have my best interests at
heart," said Dr. Braithwaite.
During the question and answer
period, a student asked Dr.
Braithwaite, "How can we sepa
rate psychologically, when whites
control the media?" Dr.
Braithwaite answered by
saying,"If we have control over
our thinking, it will not matter
where we live because we will be
able to control our behavior. If
our people only supported pro
grams that present positive black
images and avoided programs that
do not, then the negative programs
would die."
"Richard Allen, Martin Delaney,
and W.E.B. DuBois were all origi
nally integrationist; however, over
time they changed their views,"
said history professor Dr.
Marcellus Barksdale.
He outlined the topic by naming
Paul Cuffy, Frederick Douglass,
and Marcus Garvey as famous
African-Americans who were
known for their views regarding
separation and integration. He
later explained that his position
on the issue was not absolute.
"On some things, I am integra
tionist, although my social life is
segregated. However, if racism is
permanent, then I advocate sepa
ratism which is different from seg
regation."
Andrew Jimerson, Morehouse
College freshman class president,
was surprised that the debate filled
to standing room only capacity
and will take steps to do another
one if students are interested.
"If students would like to see
another debate with a student
panel they can write me at More
house College P.O. Box 8284."
The Eighth Annual Martin Luther King Jr.
College of Ministers and Laity
(Religious Emphasis Week)
Theme:
The African-American Church Ministering Amidst A
World of Diversity
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Prathia Hall-Wynn @ 11 a.m.
Eddie Lee Long @ 7 p.m.
Curtis Jones @ 7 p.m.
Cynthia Hale @ 11 a.m.
James Davis @ 7 p.m.
R. Roosevelt Thomas @ 10 a.m.
Vann Muhammad @ 7 p.m.
Walter Pearson @11 a.m.
Barbara King @ 7 p.m.
Richard Henton @ 7 p.m.
Richard Long @ 7 p.m.
H. Beecher Hicks Sr. @ 11
Edward Branch @ 7 p.m.
Musical Concert @ 7 p.m.