[nabs-l] Security in ourselves, acceptance in others

[Chris Nusbaum]

No Josh, it has nothing to do with blindness in my opinion, but 
rather NFB philosophy about blindness.  I was surprised as well 
when I heard that, but come to think of it, it isn't that 
surprising considering how radical some people think NFB 
philosophy is.  Now I'd like to know, did Dr.  Jernigan get a 
death threat from a sighted person or another blind person who 
had something against the NFB, like he was diehard ACB, and what 
was his motive?

 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing 
list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sat, 28 May 2011 23:20:27 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Security in ourselves, acceptance in others

Hi, such a respectable person as Dr.  Journigan receiving death
threats? To me that is unheard of that such...  um...  deplorable
things could happen to us blind people.
Josh

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Jedi <loneblindjedi at samobile.net
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sat, 28 May 2011 22:17:13 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Security in ourselves, acceptance in others

Federationists have received death threats in the past; i can
recall from my studies that Rammi Rabby and Dr.  Jernigan did.

Respectfully,
Jedi

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On May 28, 2011, at 12:47 AM, "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com
wrote:

 Darian:

 WE of NFB often compare ourselves to African-americans because
we consider
 ourselves, like them, to be a minority group within the larger
society.
 Certainly, no one would argue that blind people were attacked
with
 fire-hoses or lynched while trying to exercise their rights.  I
do know of
 plenty of instances when blind persons were arrested for
refusing to move
 from exit-row seating to which they were legitimately assigned
on airplanes
 and I know of one incident wherein a blind person was severely
beaten for
 being a NFB member.

 I believe there's a bit about this comparison in Dr.  Jernigan's
1976 banquet
 speech, "Of visions and Vultures".

 I appreciate your question to clarify the comparison.

 Mike


 -----Original Message-----
 From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
 Of Darian Smith
 Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 10:23 PM
 To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
 Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Security in ourselves, acceptance in
others

 Mike:
 African-Americans/blacks (however one choosses to term
 themselves)would not have been too keen on the idea based upon
how
 they were treated by whites  up to that time.
  It is curious that how    african-americans were treated is
always
 one of the first ways we as blind  people choose to make our
 comparisons in our struggle  for first-class citizanship.  I
wonder,
 were blind people  beatin and hosed down when they peacefully
protest
 the unjust ways they were treated? Were  they lybnched?  Can we
safely
 make those  comparisons?  unless  I am missing something (I
could be,
 and it wouldn't be the first or last time I have), we  have some
 similarities with regards to civil rights, but largely our
histories
 were quite different and  the scars, deaths,risks were felt on
largely
 different levels.


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