History is an important part for us to understand each other and ourselves

James Lance Taylor, PhD, is the first history professor to visits with us to discuss American History.and its importance for America as a whole to heal its past. He talks about some of the issues of Blacks and their understanding of politics in the historical context. He provides us with excerpts of his teachings at University of San Francisco.He discusses race, political leaderships, political movements, for instance Martin Luther King, Punishment Industry, and he shares with us some of his research. He shares his own theories about the predicament - slavery and how currently there is a trend to put the issues of slavery away.

The history, which includes the society that needs to integrate its self perception of the land of the brave and the land of the free with the history of slavery. He discusses it from a historical point of view. The shows are captivating and informative.

The original context of the American past is being trivialized in order to brush over the facts of slavery. During Martin Luther King' time, one hundred years after slavery had been abolished, segregation was still alive. The world-famous "I have a dream" speech is now symbolic for African American history. Yet Black people and their issues were largely ignored by all presidents all the way to Eisenhower. Next

George Y. Pearson interviews Dr. James Taylor
Religion and its impact on African American Life
Part two of our six part series.