Albert Einstein quote on Race.

[trumad]

Albert Einstein teaching a physics class at Lincoln University (HBCU in Pennsylvania) in 1946. The Nobel prize winning scientist said: "The separation of the races is not a disease of colored people. It is a disease of white people. I do not intend to be quiet about it."

[Punkingal]

1. Einstein...

One of my favorite people!

[Live and Learn]

36. Mine too. nt

[Crash2Parties]

40. There are five Supreme Court Justices

scratching their heads trying to figure out what in the world he is talking about. Racism?

[Fred Sanders]

2. It is a disease of the mass media, the slicing and dicing of voters by race, class, income,

education, colour of your socks, is gleefully advanced daily, hourly at election time.

And then they will ask, "why is America divided", as they stare blankly into the TV camera....

I know why, and so do they.

[1StrongBlackMan]

25. People can't be sliced and diced ...

unless they actually believe/want to believe there is some basis to the division point.

[longship]

3. Damn! What a great photograph.

R&K

[cantbeserious]

4. Thank You For Sharing

eom

[WillyT]

5. HUMONGOUS K & R !!!

[noiretextatique]

6. smart man

[AverageJoe90]

7. Truly, a great man,

This was so good, I actually Tweeted it! Thanks trumad.

[iamthebandfanman]

8. What !?!?

Probably all that socialist propaganda got to him, no doubt


if anyone hasn't.. you should really read the article he wrote entitled "Why Socialism?"

you can read it here ---> http://monthlyreview.org/2009/05/01/why-socialism/

[hifiguy]

13. That is a marvelous essay!

[abelenkpe]

9. K&R

[Cha]

10. Bless his Einsteinian HEART!

[Cha]

11. Kick for Albert Einstein's Wisdom~

[Uncle Joe]

12. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, trumad.

[SunSeeker]

14. K & R

[freshwest]

15. Beautiful, trumad. Thanks.

[Shankapotomus]

16. Imagine being able to say

You sat in on a class taught by Einstein? Never saw that photo. Way cool.

[BrotherIvan]

17. I've read quite a lot on Einstein and I have never seen this photo

Amazing.

[caraher]

34. A neglected facet of Einstein's legacy

It evidently never received the attention it deserves.

The reason Einstein’s visit to Lincoln is not better known is that it was virtually ignored by the mainstream press, which regularly covered Einstein’s speeches and activities. (Only the black press gave extensive coverage to the event.) Nor is there mention of the Lincoln visit in any of the major Einstein biographies or archives.

In fact, many significant details are missing from the numerous studies of Einstein’s life and work, most of them having to do with Einstein’s opposition to racism and his relationships with African Americans.

That these omissions need to be recognized and corrected is the contention of Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor, authors of “Einstein on Race and Racism” (Rutgers University Press, 2006). Jerome and Taylor spoke April 3 at an event sponsored by the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research. The event also featured remarks by Sylvester James Gates Jr., the John S. Toll Professor of Physics, University of Maryland.

[BrotherIvan]

35. Thank you

I admire him the more I learn of his life and words. He wasn't perfect, but he tried his best.

[1StrongBlackMan]

27. ???? eom.

[cwydro]

30. huh??

[Tommy_Carcetti]

19. He sounds like he might have been a somewhat smart guy on things.

Good on him.

[tecelote]

20. One of my favorites...

“Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.”

[marlene.elyse]

21. Let me add my favorite Abraham Lincoln quote

“As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except Negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except Negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”

― Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Letters

[Louisiana1976]

28. Excellent quote.

[1StrongBlackMan]

41. Never really been a big fan of Abraham Lincoln ...

and here's why:

“I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races, [applause]—that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will for ever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.”

http://theoleseagull.com/2009/09/abraham-lincoln%E2%80%99s-black-inferiority-white-superiority-quote-from-fourth-lincoln-douglas-debate/

As he was not much of a fan of Black folks.

[Glassunion]

22. Einstein never taught physics at Lincoln University.

He gave a lecture on relativity.

Him being at the university was no small feat. He was quite ill and emaciated. At that time in his life following an abdominal aneurysm, he could not travel. The man was constantly being presented with honorary degrees from universities. An "honor" her referred to as "ostentatious" and had a policy of declining all of them.

However when presented with a degree from Lincoln, he did make the journey. The quote is from the speech he gave when accepting the degree. The turnout for the ceremony was so high that they had to hold it outside, because the school did not have a hall large enough to fit everyone.

[LongTomH]

23. K&R

[KamaAina]

24. You know what the darndest thing is?

When you post outside the Sports Group, it's usually pretty good stuff. Same with Mad.

[calimary]

26. Great quote, Great photo!

Thanks for posting this, trumad! You even inspired others in this thread to add some additional Great quotes!

[Louisiana1976]

29. Excellent post. K&R

[rickyhall]

31. Wonder what he thought of science deniers?

[cleduc]

32. Might make a great placard

at a Ferguson protest ...

[freebrew]

33. Einstein was a giant.

Many try to toss him off, saying he was only smart in math and science.

They haven't read his essays and letters.

[Dont call me Shirley]

37. Genius!

[sheshe2]

38. Well said Albert Einstein.

Thank you for that quote and picture, trumand.

[Boomerproud]

39. Remember this is from a man who fled Nazi Germany.

Enough said.