AP Reports on Racists Attacking Steele
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) _ A blogger’s depiction of Lt. Gov. Michael Steele in minstrel makeup has brought to surface issues of race _ and fidelity to one’s race _ as the Republican seeks to become Maryland’s first black senator.
A black man in New York who runs a left-leaning news commentary site created the image and condemned Steele last week as “Simple Sambo.”
The posting highlighted the perception among some black voters that black Republicans are sellouts who do not support their race on such issues as education and affirmative action.
Steele said he understands some black voters view black Republicans with suspicion.
“When people say you can’t be black and be a Republican, I look at them and tell them, `History proves you are wrong and your family probably proves you wrong,”’ he said. “I just think that when we set up this monolithic test for individuals like myself to pass, it diminishes us.”
(cross posted at The Political Teen)
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