Leonard Pitts writes:
"It is the enduring paradox of our centuries here.
"It is the paradox that stood its ground at Bunker Hill, paradox that made a doomed charge on Fort Wagner, paradox that stormed San Juan Hill, advanced through the Meuse-Argonne, landed on Iwo Jima, liberated Seoul, and was taken prisoner in Hanoi.
"It is the paradox: black men, will you defend America? Leave skin and blood in foreign lands fighting for ideals that do not include you?"
No comments:
Post a Comment