Social Separation Quotes
The first sentence is inscribed on the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC. The last two sentences are rarely quoted.
There are two ethnic groups in Fiji. The indigenous Fijians and immigrants from India and their descendants. The Indians originally came to trade and represent a globalized, mercantile culture whereas the indigenous tribes did not have the tradition of business. Over time, the minority Indians were economically more successful than the majority, which tended to resent the Indians. As the Indians were the political minority with no strong tradition of protection of minority rights, they became victims of discriminatory behavior in a nation where the traditional political structure of tribal chiefs and tribes dominated politics. Religion also separated the Hindu Indians from the Christian tribals. In the early 21st century, an Indian was elected prime minister, but this led to a revolt and coup by some traditional tribals. Finally the coup was put down but the society had been split apart and there was continuous argument over rights and whether the coups plotters should be punished.
Reconstruction was the period in the South after the Civil War. The change that emancipation brought to the white South was traumatic, and there was a constant struggle between those who wanted the Blacks to be integrated into Southern Society—and those Southerners who wanted to create a society that would be as close to slavery as possible, So the Klu Klux Klan and other terrorist organizations formed and with lynching and other intimidation, much of the initial progress of Reconstruction was rolled back and did not get reinstated until the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts were passed in 1964.
Butler had voted for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson calling him a "criminal." He then attended the President's New Years reception and warmly greeted him. When asked to explain the seeming contradiction:
Referring to Montgomery Alabama in 1950.
The fact that God had created distinct races was sufficient for Fallwell and many other racist clerics to assume that this meant that they should not learn together in the same schoolroom—an interesting theological leap. It is ironic but religion has been one of the most positive forces helping to end slavery and legal discrimination in America. At the same time, religion has served as one of the must substantial justifications for slavery, racism and discrimination.
