Twelve Black congressman boycotted Richard Nixon's January 21, 1971 State of the Union address because of his "consistent refusal" to respond to the petitions of Black Americans.
The Congressional Black Caucus was founded two years earlier, 1969. Founding members were Shirley Chisholm, William L. Clay Sr., George W. Collins, John Conyers, Ronald Dellums, Augustus F. Hawkins, Ralph Metcalfe, Parren Mitchell, Robert Nix, Charles Rangel, Louis Stokes, and Washington D.C. Delegate Walter Fauntroy. Hats off to them!
Sadly however, we/they seem to have lost their/our unity and fighting spirit. The CBC seemed to be a force to reckon with and obviously was not afraid to take a stance. Imagine that...
Where has the/our fight gone??? Much to our detriment, Americans are much too complacent...
I'm Just Sayin'...
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