Bobby Scott Quotes
In fact, the Harvard study data indicates that 70 percent of African American children attend schools that are predominately African American, about the same level as in 1968 when Dr. King died.
Scott, Robert C. "50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education." Congressional Record, vol. 150, 12 May 2004, Government Printing Office, 2004.
Mississippi has always had one of the poorer education systems of the nation. But in the early 20th Century, it was far, far behind other states. It was terrible for whites and abysmal and almost non-existent for Blacks. The Federal Government began some limited aid to education and many segregationists of the South feared that if the money were spent to improve Negro education as well as white education, the Southern, segregationist way of life was threatened. Vardaman was absolutely right to worry for what he and the other racists of the South feared most actually came to pass. See {584325} for another segregationists fear of educating African Americans.
Kern has been censured for her discriminatory and insulting statements made in the legislatures. See {623312} & . {623311}. Using her warped logic, the children of well to do families would not study hard as their family would take care of them; Some do not and some do. It is the same with people of color and everyone else. This quotation shows that in a democracy, where legislators represent specific geographic areas, people who are uneducated, racist, homophobic, religiously bigoted and/or foolish can elect a representative who has some bizarre and/or hateful views. There have, in America, always been elected representatives whose views are out of the mainstream and embarrassing to most Americans. However in a free democracy freedom of speech and representation cannot be limited to sensible, constructive, logical or scientifically accurate content. Kern and others like her remind us all where education and public information access may be less than ideal.
Robert Cortez Scott is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the dean of Virginia's congressional delegation. The district serves most of the majority-black precincts of Hampton Roads, including all of the independent cities of Franklin, Newport News (where he resides) and Portsmouth, parts of the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk and Suffolk and all of Isle of Wight County.
