One of the things that bothers me most about the stated purpose of the Truth and Reconciliation Project is its claim that this event has not been discussed and has been swept under the rug.
I was a member of the Greensboro Human Relations Commission during that time. I attended numerous meetings and forums with thousands of citizens that included representation of many races, neighborhoods and constituencies from all across Greensboro and surrounding communities.
The Rev. Nelson Johnson attended many of these meetings. I cannot understand how he and many others who were at those meetings can say that this event has not been discussed, debated and analyzed. There have been countless efforts over the years to improve race relations in our community, and they are ongoing.
There is nothing wrong with examining our past, including mistakes that have been made. However, we should not try to change the past to satisfy a few people who can't seem to let it go. We should spend our time, energy and resources addressing current problems while moving forward.
Jerry W. Lawson
Greensboro
Comments (2)
Just like Yvonne stated in the slavery post, this is another example of people seeking to get paid for doing nothing. As I stated in the same post, this group is ostensibly trying to mend race relations, but it has the opposite effect.
"There have been countless efforts over the years to improve race relations in our community, and they are ongoing". If these people had to admit this, then they would be out of a job. Thank God the city council had the wisdom and the guts to vote down a proposal for them to endorse this group. Those who voted accordingly did not fall prey to political correctness.
Posted by Dan | April 24, 2005 11:37 AM
Finally, the city council does something that makes sense. I applaud them for standing up and saying what they feel. (Which I happen to agree with, of course!)
Posted by another bigmouth | April 25, 2005 12:02 PM