July 31, 2003
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An Australian Reader on “Immigration Day” Down Under
A Bowie High School Grad Comments On Racial
Double Standards
From: Bowie High
School Grad [email
him]:
As a young, white male
not too far removed from a Washington, D.C. area public
high school, I can personally relate to Sam Francis's
lament on the
double standards surrounding racially exclusive
groups.
At my former alma mater,
we had two such groups that showed the true hypocrisy of
race relations in America: Young Brothers in Action and
Young Enterprising Sisters. Both of these after-school
"clubs" excluded whites from participation. In fact,
the symbol of Young Brothers in Action included a
muscular black man, clenched fist held high, protruding
from the African continent.
When I pressed the
administration as to why blacks were able to form
racially exclusive clubs, I was told that it was
necessary for blacks to “feel part of the campus
community.” I found this quite odd, being that at my
high school blacks comprised upwards of 40 to 45 percent
of the student body. When I explained this to my
principal, he angrily told me that I would never succeed
in life with this kind of racist attitude.
I was also told by the
administration in so many words that it was OK for
blacks to wear racially-aware memorabilia, while any
white student who displayed the Confederate Flag was
immediately reprimanded. Shirts celebrating Africa and
Malcolm X were commonplace throughout the hallowed halls
of Bowie High School. But any attempt by a white
student to celebrate his or her heritage resulted in
immediate backlash from the administration - as well as
threats from black students.
