Life without Black People

[Guest swank]

A very humorous and revealing story is told about a group of white people who were fed up with African Americans, so they joined together and wished themselves away. They passed through a deep dark tunnel and emerged in sort of a twilight zone where there is an America without black people. At first these white people breathed a sigh of relief. At last, they said, No more crime, drugs, violence and welfare. All of the blacks have gone! Then suddenly, reality set in.

The "NEW AMERICA" is not America at all-only a barren land.

1. There are very few crops that have flourished because the nation was built on a slave-supported system.

2. There are no cities with tall skyscrapers because Alexander Mils, a black man, invented the elevator, and without it, one finds great difficulty reaching higher floors.

3. There are few if any cars because Richard Spikes, a black man, invented the automatic gearshift, Joseph Gambol, also black, invented the Super Charge System for Internal Combustion Engines, and Garrett A. Morgan, a black man, invented the traffic signals.

4. Furthermore, one could not use the rapid transit system because its procurer was the electric trolley, which was invented by another black man, Albert R. Robinson.

5. Even if there were streets on which cars and a rapid transit system could operate, they were cluttered with paper because an African American,Charles Brooks, invented the street sweeper.

6. There were few if any newspapers, magazines and books because John Love invented the pencil sharpener, William Purveys invented the fountain pen, and Lee Barrage invented the Type Writing Machine and W. A. Love invented the Advanced Printing Press. They were all, you guessed it, Black.

7. Even if Americans could write their letters, articles and books, they would not have been transported by mail because William Barry invented the Postmarking and Canceling Machine, William Purveys invented the Hand Stamp and Philip Downing invented the Letter Drop.

8. The lawns were brown and wilted because Joseph Smith invented the Lawn Sprinkler and John Burr the Lawn Mower.

9. When they entered their homes, they found them to be poorly ventilated and poorly heated. You see,Frederick Jones invented the Air Conditioner and Alice Parker the Heating Furnace. Their homes were also dim. But of course, Lewis Lattimer Later invented the Electric Lamp, Michael Harvey invented the lantern and Granville T. Woods invented the Automatic Cut off Switch. Their homes were also filthy becauseThomas W. Steward invented the Mop & Lloyd P. Ray the Dust Pan.

10. Their children met them at the door-barefooted, shabby, motley and unkempt. But what could one expect? Jan E. Matzelinger invented the Shoe Lasting Machine, Walter Sammons invented the Comb, Sarah Boone invented the Ironing Board and George T. Samon invented the Clothes Dryer.

11. Finally, they were resigned to at least have dinner amidst all of this turmoil. But here again, the food had spoiled because another Black Man, John Standard invented the refrigerator. Now, isn't that something?

What would this country be like without the contributions of Blacks, as African-Americans? Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "by the time we leave for work, Americans have depended on the inventions from the minds of Blacks."

Black history includes more than just slavery,thugs and hip hop.

Just Sayin... ;D

[Guest pod]

Well duh.

Don't forget the contributions of George Washington Carver.

What I think a lot of people get pissy about is the thug element, which a certain percentage is black.

I had a discussion with a black friend this weekend, and pretty much the gist of it was that thug behavior knows no color. There's black thugs, white thugs, Latin thugs, even Asian thugs.

[Guest swank]

Well duh.

Don't forget the contributions of George Washington Carver.

What I think a lot of people get pissy about is the thug element, which a certain percentage is black.

I had a discussion with a black friend this weekend, and pretty much the gist of it was that thug behavior knows no color. There's black thugs, white thugs, Latin thugs, even Asian thugs.

Zactly! just like alcoholics...drug addicts...overweight people...MBA's...Doctors...ugly people...etc.

all colors...all shapes....all languages.

[Guest swank]

Asian Thug ???

'Snatch the pebble from my mutha fuckin hand BITCH!' ;D

[Guest pod]

hehe ;D

When I was in LA i saw a lot of 'em.

[Guest Slide On The Ice]

Actually, John Standard did not invent the refridgerator, he only designed an improved version of exisiting designs. In fact, the same can be said about all of the above things. There is no doubt that blacks were and are a huge benefit to our lives as far as their work and their ideas, but in all of the above cases, the blacks mentioned had patented both small and huge improvements to already invented devices.

[Guest swank]

Actually I kinda like the Asian mafia guys/gals that wear all black designer leather and drive AMG Mercedes or M-Style Bimmers...and have meetings in the back of grimy chinese restaurants....or better yet in skyscrapers on the 184th floor...yea...yea.

just like in da flicks!

[Guest ILLMATIC]

I was in Colorado last week. I think that is the closest I have been to a place "without Black People". It was just weird!

[Guest swank]

I was in Colorado last week. I think that is the closest I have been to a place "without Black People". It was just weird!

My cousin just moved there to teach...she says it's true! LOL My first time in Europe was 1980 (Denmark) and I counted 8 black people...I might have also counted one guy twice ;D

[Guest ILLMATIC]

I was in Colorado last week. I think that is the closest I have been to a place "without Black People". It was just weird!

My cousin just moved there to teach...she says it's true! LOL My first time in Europe was 1980 (Denmark) and I counted 8 black people...I might have also counted one guy twice ;D

I know I saw one brother twice. The reason I remembered is because the man had a flat top. Talk about old school.

[Guest ShampooBabe]

if those guys had never existed, some other person would had developed those same ideas, and who knows, maybe with better results....

[Guest swank]

I was in Colorado last week. I think that is the closest I have been to a place "without Black People". It was just weird!

My cousin just moved there to teach...she says it's true! LOL My first time in Europe was 1980 (Denmark) and I counted 8 black people...I might have also counted one guy twice ;D

I know I saw one brother twice. The reason I remembered is because the man had a flat top. Talk about old school.

King of the 'flat top'

[Guest ILLMATIC]

LOL

[Guest brucio]

George Washington Carver. Didn't he invent peanut butter?

(Along with alot of other stuff).

[all4tribal1414779019]

I was in Colorado last week. I think that is the closest I have been to a place "without Black People". It was just weird!

My cousin just moved there to teach...she says it's true! LOL My first time in Europe was 1980 (Denmark) and I counted 8 black people...I might have also counted one guy twice ;D

same thing in Calgary city of Alberta - Canada(for the ones that don't know)

on another note:

One thing that must be said for a black/white/asian/ect is that...

Money does not buy class!

[Guest swank]

I was in Colorado last week. I think that is the closest I have been to a place "without Black People". It was just weird!

My cousin just moved there to teach...she says it's true! LOL My first time in Europe was 1980 (Denmark) and I counted 8 black people...I might have also counted one guy twice ;D

same thing in Calgary city of Alberta - Canada(for the ones that don't know)

Been there too...during 'rodeo time' as well...now that's pretty interesting, but I've noticed more 'brothas' on the circuit as of late.

Check out 'West Edmonton Mall' if ever in Calgary.