Letter to Matthew
Letter to Matthew Your mom and I appreciate having the opportunity in discussing race relations in America. One thing you said that triggered this reaction that I must clarify. It was in reference to my statement that I got jobs because I was Black. Saying this I don't mean to imply that my positions at universities were any way inferior to my white colleagues or other races. I work hard studying at the schools I attended. I earned my degrees like everyone else. I realized that I was competing with other brilliant students. Some were more talented than I was. Nevertheless I had good self esteem. I considered being Black a gift, and was blessed to be born in Georgetown, Guyana. In America I was thought of as a foreign Black. This designation was never derogatory to me, for I was always proud of my heritage. You see I came to America at the right time in its history. Barriers were being broken down in the 1960’s with the Civil Rights Movement and demonstra