Susan B Anthony, Feminist, and Black Men

"I beg you to speak of Woman as you do of the Negro, speak of her as a human being, as a citizen of the United States, as a half of the people in whose hands lies the destiny of this Nation." Susan B Anthony 1820 - 1906

Susan B. Anthony was an advocate for women's suffrage. In the last half of the 19th century, Anthony thought white women were more oppressed than African Americans. She was disappointed when the 15th Amendment was passed that gave black men the right to vote, but did not give women the right to vote.

Anthony had a disdain for men as indicated by this quote, "White men have always controlled their wives' wages. Colored men were not able to do so until they themselves became free. Then they owned both their wives and their wages."

Anthony would be further disappointed to see that a black man in the 21st century won the democratic presidential primary race over a white woman. Anthony would most likely feel a woman should be the first minority/non white male to hold such an honor.

Modern American feminists, who advocate for equal rights, must be conflicted about a black man winning the democratic nomination of 2008, before a white woman won. The feminists thought it was time for a woman to be president of the United States.

More women and minorities belong to the democrat party than any other party. It is a party for plunder, plunder the rich and give to the minorities. Only about 10% of the Libertarian party, a party of self reliance, is female.

The democrat party has long been an advocate for women and minorities. Senator Hillary Clinton was one of the proponents for the rights of women and minorities. Like Susan Anthony, Hillary Clinton has advocated for women's rights. In a speech in China in 1995 she said, "women's rights are human rights". Hillary Clinton said nothing about men's rights being human rights.

It must be very confusing for Hillary Clinton to realize a black male with a name like, Barack Hussein Obama, has won the nomination of her party to be president, and denied her the chance of being the first female president of the United States.

Charles Tolleson