This is one of the single worst beatdowns in the history of this board, and is someone finding 512's facebook account from claiming the #1 spot
quote:Obviously. And a small town across the river from Virginia still has a gigantic marble obelisk named after a guy who owned a whole bunch of slaves. Somebody ought to write a letter. I'm certain that Washington will be hearing from several outraged Aggies any day now.
* tu still has a dorm on campus named after a KKK founder
quote:Who? Lino Graglia? Is an Aggie really telling me that "opposing affirmative action" = "racism?" What a strange day I'm having.
* it's still got a racist law professor on the current faculty
quote:Fought it, as opposed to welcomed it with open arms the way all the open-minded men and women--I mean, all the men--at aTm did in the mid-early sixties?
* the arena is still named after a school icon who fought integration
quote:Yes. The decision was made to commemorate Darrell Royal's sociopolitical leanings, and not his conference titles or national championships. Should we change the name to John Mackovic stadium?
* the stadium is still named after the last SWC coach to integrate his team
quote:Don't forget about the statue of the same slave-owner discusssed above.
* there are still 4 Confederate 'neck statues on campus
quote:I take it the MLK statue at aTm is safe and sound?
* the MLK statue on campus is a target of vandalism by the Klanhorns.
quote:Well, then you'd be wrong, wouldn't you?
Good lord, you'd think 512 would want this thing off the first page but there he is bumping it back ttt with stupid response after stupid response.
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Obviously. And a small town across the river from Virginia still has a gigantic marble obelisk named after a guy who owned a whole bunch of slaves. Somebody ought to write a letter. I'm certain that the National Parks Commission will be hearing from several outraged Aggies any day now.
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As President, Washington did not lead a public fight against slavery, however, because he believed it would tear the new nation apart. Abolition had many opponents, especially in the South. Washington seems to have feared that if he took such a public stand, the southern states would withdraw from the Union (something they would do seventy years later, leading to the Civil War). He had worked too hard to build the country to risk tearing it apart.
Privately, however, Washington could -- and did -- lead by example. In his will, he arranged for all of the slaves he owned to be freed after the death of his wife, Martha. He also left instructions for the continued care and education of some of his former slaves, support and training for all of the children until they came of age, and continuing support for the elderly.
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Yes. The decision was made to commemorate Darrell Royal's sociopolitical leanings, and not his conference titles or national championships. Should we change the name to John Mackovic stadium?
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Are you really going to quote first-grade history at me?
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Do you really think Washington didn't "take a stand" on slavery because he feared for the unity of the country . . . or because Mount Vernon was a big place, and George and Martha couldn't really pick all that tobacco by themselves?
And do you also believe that releasing his slaves AFTER HIS DEATH (without any blood descendants to devise his property to, I might add) actually makes George Washington an abolitionist?
quote:You know what? You're right. I bet Washington's slaves were way, way happier than any other slaves in the history of ever. They were probably real, real sad when George released them in his will.
Many of the dower slaves were the spouses and children resulting from the intermarriage of Custis and Washington slaves. George Washington elected to honor the marital status of the Mount Vernon slaves, even though unions among the enslaved had no legal standing in Virginia. He followed through on his conviction by consistently working to keep the families from being dispersed, even when doing so would have been in his own financial best interest. He repeatedly declined to sell unneeded slaves if it meant that family members would be separated. In a 1786 letter, Washington emphasized his unwillingness to carry out any such transactions, stating that 'it is…against my inclination…to hurt the feelings of those unhappy people by a separation of man and wife, or of families.'
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Undergraduate Demographics as of Fall 2009:
Texas:
White-53.5%
African American- 4.9%
Texas A&M:
White- 74.7%
African American- 3.2%
Interesting.
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highwayman
posted 2:37p, 06/01/10
Luft, judging by this thread, it looks like you had a pretty kick-ass Memorial Day Weekend.
Get outside much?
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highwayman
posted 2:37p, 06/01/10
Luft, judging by this thread, it looks like you had a pretty kick-ass Memorial Day Weekend.
Get outside much?
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highwayman
posted 10:34a, 12/22/09
going to a bachelor's party here in February...
For those of you who have been here, what are some activities you would suggest for non-gamblers?
Thanks
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highwayman
posted 11:18a, 12/22/09
Ugh, I need to get something off my chest. The guy who is getting married never really gets a chance to go to casinos or all-out party, so I completely uinderstand him having his BP at a casino. However, I detest casinos... absolutely detest them. Whats even worse, all of my friends love gambling, so I know they'll all be at the tables the whole time (not that theres anything wrong with that) leaving me to fend for myself. I basically need to find something fun to do by myself for 2 nights