The current debate around CRT (critical race theory) in the mainstream is missing one vital ingredient – TRUTH.
The liberal media – which is most of it – would have you believe that CRT is the result of modern’s coming to grips with the fact that people of color, primarily black folk, are constantly being discriminated against by white folk, simply because that is what white people do.
They can’t help it according to this theory because they’re stupid that way.
Grew Up Near Washington, DC
I am almost 67 and grew up in the Washington, DC area, so I am familiar with race relations that most people under 30 aren’t. I was there when Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, and the rioters were tearing up Washington and the surrounding suburbs. I can remember as a young fellow, all the neighbors talking about buying more ammo to protect themselves should the rioters get to us.
Folks, most of the people around us (we lived in the country) never discussed “black” issues, except when unrest was involved. Don’t get me wrong, I knew racists – but not in my family. Did the “N” word get used? Of course it did, not often, but used nonetheless.
Are Racist Terms Only Reserved for White People?
Do you believe the word “cracker” or whatever defamatory term was popular in the homes of older people in the black community was being used? Of course it was.
However, the 60s and 70s were years of transition, and I can tell you that racism today is confined to narrow pockets compared to 50 years ago. Significant progress has been made, and the current move to make “race” the buzzword of the day is pure politics. It takes the place of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. They are merely two of the people left who make a living by making people think other people hate them.
Voddie Baucham Has a Different Point of View
Enter Voddie Baucham, Jr. His book, Faultlines, is an in-depth look at the history of CRT and why it was developed. It was not because there were people held in bondage in slave quarters on a hidden farm in Alabama. No, it was the modern-day Al Sharpton’s stirring up trouble where none existed.
The book starts in 1989, “where Harvard Law professor Derrick Bell and some colleagues held a conference in Wisconsin, where Critical Race Theory was officially born.” (pg xi)
What is Intersectionality?
The movement was not focused on racism writ large, but more on what is called intersectionality – how racism affects blacks in every arena of life. Let there be no mistake, this movement is about black and white – not people of color. White people are defective, and black people are helpless because of white people.
Voddie takes you through the roots of CRT, as it started in CSJ (Critical Socal Justice) and worked its way to CRT. This movement has its roots in Marxism, and Voddie does an excellent job of identifying its trajectory every step of the way.
The Author is a Black Man (though it shouldn’t matter)
If you don’t know, Voddie is a black man, and that makes his arguments more compelling. He doesn’t deny slavery happened, and that it was immoral (I don’t know anyone who thinks it was good), nor does he deny that racism still exists in some sectors.
What he denies is that white people are inherently racist, and black people are unfortunately doomed to be under the white man’s boot.
Voddie is a solid Christian, and his book is a must read for anyone who wants to hear an honest appraisal of CRT, and how it got here. Check it out.
Blessings,
Wally