A quick quiz on the history of racism in America

May 7, 10:26 PMBirmingham Libertarian ExaminerStephen Gordon

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Cross burnings have often been used as racial intimidation tactics

To me, racism is one of the most deplorable forms of human behavior imaginable. It's an excuse for slavery and the backbone of genocide.

In the process of reviewing Judge Andrew Napolitano's new book, Dred Scott's Revenge: A Legal History of Race and Freedom in America, I stumbled upon these three quotes.  You may well find the answers to the questions quite interesting.

Question One: Who said the following?

"I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races—that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this, that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I, as much as any other man, am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race."

1. George Wallace
2. Martin Luther King, Jr.
3. Nathan Bedford Forrest
4. David Duke
5. Abraham Lincoln
6. none of the above

Question Two: Who proposed this never-ratified constitutional amendment?

"No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State."

1. Thomas Jefferson
2. Jesse Helms
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. George Washington
5. Strom Thurmond
6. none of the above

Question Three: Who said the following?

“There is a natural disgust in the minds of nearly all white people to the idea of indiscriminate amalgamation of the white and black races... ...A separation of the races is the only perfect preventive of amalgamation, but as an immediate separation is impossible, the next best thing is to keep them apart where they are not already together. If white and black people never get together in Kansas, they will never mix blood in Kansas..."

1. John C. Calhoun
2. Stephen Douglas
3. Fred Phelps
4. Abraham Lincoln
5. Barack Obama
6. none of the above

You may also wish to ask your teachers why you were never taught these facts in history class.