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

[Jedi]

The death threat issued to Jernigan and others came from sighted 
individuals associated with rival agencies during that time.

Respectfully,
Jedi

Original message:
> 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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> Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com

>  ----- 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

> Sent from my iPhone

> 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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