Rescuing American History from Race Hustlers

An alternative theory and practice

     Before the civil rights reforms of the 1960s, civil rights organizations had proposed the protection of the political, civil, social, and economic rights of all citizens; and they had defended the rights of the African colonies for independence and had formulated anti-imperialist critiques of U.S. foreign policy.  The gains of the 1960s included significant reforms with respect to the protection of civil and political rights, but they involved limited and insufficient protection of social and economic rights, such as an adequate standard of living, education, health care, and housing.  With respect to foreign policy, the USA settled into an imperialist, neocolonial world order, setting aside the anti-imperialist critiques of Dr. King and the black power and student anti-war movements. 

     In response to these developments, the mainstream civil rights organizations turned to a focus on the still unprotected social and economic rights of blacks, leaving the international issues a…