Jump Jim Crow

A movie I made for the Manchester Music Festival. All pictures and footage are taken from the National Archives of Congress, music is by me, my brother, and my dad.

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People & Blogs

Tags:

• Racism
• Equality
• Negro
• Black
• White
• Music
• Rock

[Dwizzey0]

As an African American we as a poeple can't keep a mind set as if was 1950, it is 2009, and that mindframe and way of thinking was justified for those who live then.

Having that mind frame now hinders us as a people. The whiteman is no longer keepnig us down its our inability to be responsible for our own actions. The moment you blame another for your mistakes and short comings you take the one true power you have as an person.

[m1rock]

Just as bad as people seeing issues not related to race and trying to fix a racial tag to it. Not anything in this world can be explained by race alone.

[darkangelO1]

@Dwizzey0 The slavery mentality is so deeply embedded. Oppressing is in the mind. That's not exactly a Black man's fault. Blacks were made to feel inadequate. And, many still do. Take skin bleaching for example; the closer you are to white, the better. Now think of the fact that lighter slaves were made house slaves while darker slaves worked outdoors doing harder labor. I just pray one day Blacks will realize they can break the cycle. You don't have to forget. But, we must forgive and move on.

[blzebra66]

such a poor choice for background music! it ruins the video dramatics. too bad, son...

[Jacoby515]

@Dwizzey0 well said. and people like this guy who made this video are damned

[evange03]

@Dwizzey0 Why are we the only group that can't recognize our history? Sorry it's uncomfortable but it's the reality and there is no reason we should be either ashamed of it or unable to talk about and recognize it for what it was.

[ScubaSteve228]

@Dwizzey0 I'm white and I'd agree with you completely, but I'm afraid my agreement would be misconstrued as racism.

[aceman2able]

hey man i can hear the music more than the voice can you make a version where the voice is larger

[thearmyofgreatness]

What?!?

[mibryan2000]

The reality is that if I rape you of your language, culture and identity for 400years im sorry but it will take much more than one 40 years to bounce back. Most black people with slave ancestry in this country have grand parents which are either illiterate or have a grade school education so what do you think two generations later will produce scholars, lawyers and stock brokers? Even if you are free it is still about being aware of what opportunities are available.

[6PiNK1DEViL9]

@Dwizzey0 ummm, dont you mean 1850????

[Sonicsin08]

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