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[–]AmbroseBierce 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You are entirely correct.

Unfortunately this debate happened 100 years ago between W.E.B DeBois (founder of NAACP) and Booker T. Washington.

DeBois was of the perception that you described, and Washington argues for a more self-reliant perspective.

[–]StillLessons 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There are today many many intelligent voices in the black community beginning to make themselves heard.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/why-these-black-leaders-support-voter-id-laws

Momentum is on their side. But boy they've got a lot of dead wood to clear...