liberty that were supposed to be the foundation of our system of government and our way of life. Abraham Lincoln, the celebrated president who "honorably" put an end to black slavery in America, shared his true motives in a letter addressed to Horace Greeley on August 22, 1862: "I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution...If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them... What I do about slavery and the colored race I do because I believe it helps to save this Union." I now relate with the anger in the voices of many contemporary rap artists. I now see why certain black men look at white men with anger in their eyes. I now understand why I was punched in the face by an unknown black youth one day a few years ago as I walked out of a Safeway supermarket. His one comment to me as he ran off was, "Sorry, man. I just hate white people." So do I, my brother. Now, so do I. ...
