Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson was lambasted by critics Monday after referring to Africans who came to America aboard slave ships as "immigrants," but former President Barack Obama has used the same language.
Carson, speaking to HUD employees on Monday, said, "There were other immigrants who came in the bottom of slave ships, who worked even longer, even harder, for less, but they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great grandsons, great granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land."
Carson, who is black, took heat from the NAACP, the Anne Frank Center and several others over the remarks. But he was undeterred, and instead of apologizing, he doubled down during a Monday night appearance on Armstrong Williams' Sirius XM Radio show.
"I think people need to actually look up the word immigrant," Carson told Williams.
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The difference being Carson is authentic.
ReplyDeleteshould have sent all back to Africa after freeing them
ReplyDeleteAccepted by some blacks but not others. Like the NAASCP
ReplyDeleteshould have sent all back to Africa after freeing them
ReplyDeleteMarch 9, 2017 at 7:55 PM:
According to Lincoln's writings, that was HIS plan. But he was killed before he could implement what he envisioned.