These articles are from a TKS edition on February 7th, 1969. In the February 7th, 1969, edition, A.B.L.E. submitted a statement written by Voice of The White People to TKS. It is a very graphic article on what to do if you encounter a black person in your neighborhood and how to kill a black person without being caught. It is truly evil and psychotic in nature. It is a very hard read. I believe the intention of submitting it to TKS was to shed a bright light on the beliefs of those around them since it was distributed locally. In her statement, Alfreda Dortch almost scoffs at the reaction from the student body. Essentially, they believed it was violent, graphic, and disturbing, and how could AB.L.E. submit such a thing? She points out the hypocrisy, how worse things have been submitted without the blink of an eye, and maybe this one just hit too close to home. She also critiques the white liberal. In summary, she mocks the white liberal. In a letter to the editor, “And when a Black person sits at your table, y’all are so nice to him or her. Always turn the conversation to something relevant to him. Race. Something that he can understand. It’s not that they can’t understand other issues, but you figure that he appreciates you more after you show your willingness to be liberal minded.” I appreciate and admire how openly she expressed what she believed in. She was not open to accepting the micro-aggressive support of the white liberal like other non-violent movements. Similarly the statement “If you’re not with us, you’re against us” It reminded me of the autobiography of Malcolm X since he too was an avid critique of the white liberal. In his autobiography on page 584 in the anthology, he states “I have these very deep feelings that white people who want to join black organizations are really just taking the escapist way to salve their consciences. By visibly hovering near us, they are “proving” that they are “with us”” More often than not, white liberals who “join” the cause want to prove they’re not like the “bad” white people. Almost like those people who say “I voted for Obama twice” Lol. During the black arts movement, Black people became less tolerant of the bare minimum support and the white opinion.
Santiago, you’ve found a complex document that employs a provocative strategy for enlightening readers to the realities of antiblack racism. Indeed, “Brotherly Hate” is difficult to read. I appreciate your analysis of it, especially the way you link it to the writings of Malcolm X. Well done.