Dual Citizenship

[brianold]

Dear Brother Beard,

My post wasn't directed to YOUR comments on dual
citizenship. However, let me say a few things on what
you've written.

First, and as I've written many times, African-
Americans are the ethnic descendants of those who were
"stolen from Africa and brought to America".

Secondly, recall the story that Kwame Toure related
regarding the exchange between him and Shirley Dubois,
the wife of W.E.B. Dubois, when he told her that he
was going to "tear up his passport". She said to him,
"Just put it in your back pocket."

The point is granted that we are free to accept,
reject, or renounce the citizenship that we (some of
us) presently claim, both rightfully and lawfully,
under the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
That the white man can change or ignore his laws
however and whenever it suits his fancy is also a
given.

But, like Mrs. Dubois, I feel that we ought not
deprive ourselves of the advantages of that
citizenship if we can use it to further our aims, both
strategic and otherwise.

Lastly, if "dual" citizenship is the most advantageous
for us, then "dual" citizenship is what we should be
jockeying for.

Respectfully,

Umasia