Debunking Myths

Sometimes the truth hurts.

The True Test, by Walter Williams
[Should coercive government laws either force us to associate with people we choose to disregard, or prevent us from association?]

Don't Blame Uncle Tom, by Gary Younge
[The hero of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel has become a useful symbol of black betrayal and subservience for those whose real goal is to proscribe discussion and shut down dissent.]

History Swept Under the Rug, by Thomas Sowell
[The myths of "Black History Month."]

Black Slaveowners
[American blacks became slave masters for the same reason as whites--to use slave labor for profit.]

Slavery . . . until the end of time
[A brief, pragmatic look at the eternal institution of slavery--reflections from Engels and Garvey.]

Freed In the 17th Century
[Account of American blacks who were freed in the 17th and 18th centuries.]

Honoring the Blue and the Gray
[Dr. Emerson Emory, determined to pay homage to the blacks who fought for the Confederacy, performs a solitary commemoration of his own.]

Was It Only About Slavery?
[A vignette from the memoirs of a Civil War veteran, who never owned a slave and hated slaveowners.]