Do you feel where im comming from?. Marcus Anderson Post 20

Feagin and Vera remark, " Anti racist whites are not certain they can really understand the black experience, but make an honest attempt. They admit that it is hard to understand the pain and anger."(154). I thought this quote was very interesting because it reflects on what we discussed in class about the black experience. There was some remarks about how whites will never be able to understand that black experience and the struggles that African Americans faced and still continue to. I personally agree that anti racist whites will never fully understand that struggles, but can attempt to. In out society it may seem that African Americans are just 'angry about everything' but that's not the case because there is reasons for the anger. After reading the quote in the beginning, It touched me because there are anti racist whites who want to understand the African American struggle. Here is evidence of progression. There was a point in time in which whites and blacks were not even allowed to associate let alone try and understand feelings of each other. But now we have reached in point in which races want to strive to try their best to understand someone else pain and struggles. That's progression. I am not saying that everything is a pretty picture now but we must keep fighting racism in all of its forms. I believe there can become a day when racism is extremely minimal. We all must become allies toward one another to defeat racism. As the book said one one man is going to stop racism but I will take the masses to stomp it out.