Louis Farrakhan's Bigoted and Divisive Lies
As if one thick volume were not enough, along comes part 2. Not since the infamous "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion" has such blatant anti-Semitism been published, this time in two volumes - this book and Volume 1: "Negroes at Auction." With good reason, slavery is an extremely emotional issue; it certainly ranked among the greatest of evils perpetuated against fellow human beings. There are numerous excellent books out there that bear the unspeakably painful testimony of slavery, ranging from accounts by former slaves to contemporary abolitionists - black and white, Jewish and Gentile - to modern historians with impeccable scholarship. These books should and need to be read by anyone who cares about social justice, regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity. Because slavery is such an important issue, any book on the subject must be accurate - the truth must be told. Unfortunately, this book and its companion volume fail miserably; at best, by using age-old stereotypes and focusing on one group of people to blame, "The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews" belittles and trivializes what it proposes to fight against, the evils of slavery.
Were there Jews who owned slaves? Of course there were. But their number is far lower that that of Christians who owned slaves; it's even lower than that of fellow blacks who owned slaves. Does that mean there should be a third volume demonizing Christians and African-Americans? Of course not! What is illustrated is the sheer folly of the argument. Distinguished scholars worldwide have refuted the arguments this book puts forth, showing that the citations, statistics, and documents are largely taken out of context. These scholars include Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Eugene Genovese, C Vann Woodward, Selwyn Cudjoe, and Harold Brackman.
What we do not need are more innuendos, stereotypes, and biased arguemnts that only serve to divide. Louis Farrakhan of all people should know this, given the grotesque anti-Islam bias pervading every aspect of our society. Muslims, African-Americans, Jews, and Latinos are suffering more and more hate and bigotry. It hurts. We need to work together to heal the world; the lies, damned lies, and statistics in this book do the opposite, they create divisiveness and continue the hate that a book on slavery should try to appease. Read one (or more) of the many excellent scholarly books (by a reputable African-American or a white scholar - both are out there) out there on the evils of slavery, rather than poison your soul with the hatemongering of Minister Farrakhanb's message. In every way, these two books are tearing us apart.
