Ms. Hurston certainly wasn’t looking for special dispensations because of the color of her skin. From Jared Taylor at unz.com:
Years ago, I learned of a black woman, back in the 1920s, who had said, “Slavery is the price I paid for civilization.” Slavery might have been awful for her ancestors, but it got them out of Africa, and that was why she was living in the United States – a civilized country. I made a note of her name: Zora Neale Hurston. I told myself I would find out about her, but I never did.
Now, with blacks appearing actually to believe they deserve millions of dollars just because they’re black, I finally looked her up, and I’m glad I did.
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She was a gifted writer and a remarkable woman. She never asked for special treatment, only for a chance to succeed on her own. To the end of her life, even as blacks became more petulant and demanding, she refused to be part of what she called “the sobbing school of Negrohood.”
Zora Neale Hurston was born in 1891 and grew up in one of the first incorporated all-black towns in America, Eatonville, Florida.
I am interested in reading some of her work. I always admire those who persevere and am glad when they succeed. All who are worthy of success may not find it.
Revenge does nothing to establish justice. Revenge against others because they may have the same appearance, or even remote relation, as those who caused harm is injustice to those who will pay the price.
History may teach about those who are evil and give those of the present the information to make better choices. If those who did cause the grievance of slavery may be punished it will be necessary to remove them from their graves to make them stand trial. There are Africans who supplied the slave trade, should their descendants also be pilfered? The purveyors of repatriations are not seeking justice. They are willing to profit from injustice and misplaced guilt and the use of violence to get gain from those who caused no harm.
Chad Chadburn
I always liked Sheila E. and some of the other Prince babes.
What was the pioneer sportscaster Jane Kennedy, so hot!