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6 revisions | MaryV at Dec 04, 2022 05:36 PM | |
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19-19- The power of the ballot box is an undeveloped resource in most of Black America. Only 61 percent of eligible blacks were registered on November 4, 1980. Only 55 percent of them had the energy and initiative to actually vote. One one-third of those blacks between 18 and 25 were registered to vote. Almost nowhere does black registration equal registration for whites. Almost nowhere do black and white Americans vore equal percentages of their registered population. Almost nowhere do black voters specify the demands we make on those who represent us. Almost nowhere are we able to punish enemies as easily as we reward friends. Almost nowhere is Africa a part of our agenda. Almost nowhere do we work in effective coalition. Our economic strength is undervalued, too. We abuse our purchase power and dissipate our dollars among a merchant class that takes and never gives. We persist in the belief that others' ice is colder, sugar sweeter, medicine stronger. By marshaling our polical and economic power, we can begin to secure our rights once again. Although the task before us is immense, the road forward is clear. | 19-19- The power of the ballot box is an undeveloped resource in most of Black America. Only 61 percent of eligible blacks were registered on November 4, 1980. Only 55 percent of them had the energy and initiative to actually vote. One one-third of those blacks between 18 and 25 were registered to vote. Almost nowhere does black registration equal registration for whites. Almost nowhere do black and white Americans vore equal percentages of their registered population. Almost nowhere do black voters specify the demands we make on those who represent us. Almost nowhere are we able to punish enemies as easily as we reward friends. Almost nowhere is Africa a part of our agenda. Almost nowhere do we work in effective coalition. Our economic strength is undervalued, too. We abuse our purchase power and dissipate our dollars among a merchant class that takes and never gives. We persist in the belief that others' ice is colder, sugar sweeter, medicine stronger. By marshaling our polical and economic power, we can begin to secure our rights once again. Although the task before us is immense, the road forward is clear. |