El gobernador de Virginia cava un agujero aún más profundo con su comparación de 'sirvientes contratados'
El gobernador Ralph Northam se ha excavado en un agujero, no estoy seguro de quién puede rescatarlo.
El gobernador de Virginia ya está bajo presión para renunciar después de que surgió una foto de su página del anuario con dos personas, una en rostro negro y otra vestida como miembro del Ku Klux Klan. El gobernador afirmó que no era ninguna de las personas en la foto, pero luego admitió que una vez se puso limpiador de zapatos en la cara para un disfraz de Michael Jackson.
Northam, que hasta ahora se ha resistido a los pedidos de dimisión, provocó una controversia en CBS Este domingo por la mañana después de que inicialmente se refiriera a los africanos que llegaron a las costas de Virginia hace cientos de años como "sirvientes contratados".
"Estamos en el aniversario de 400 años, a solo 90 millas de aquí en 1619. Los primeros sirvientes de África llegaron a nuestras costas en Old Point Comfort, lo que ahora llamamos Fort Monroe, y mientras ... .
"También conocido como esclavitud", dijo Gayle King, interrumpiéndolo.
"Sí," Northam concedió.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam: "We are now at the 400-year anniversary — just 90 miles from here in 1619. The first indentured servants from Africa landed on our shores in Old Point Comfort, what we call now Fort Monroe, and while—"@GayleKing: "Also known as slavery"
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Si Northam no estuviera en la situación en la que se encuentra, este momento podría haber pasado inadvertido. Sin embargo, tal como está, el gobernador fue criticado por minimizar aparentemente este capítulo grotesco de la historia de Virginia:
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam called Black Americans who were forcefully enslaved “indentured servants” and Gayle King had to correct him. The fact that this man was not immediately removed from office after photos of him wearing Blackface and klan attire surfaced, is beyond me
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What can you do with a history degree?
A better job than Governor Northam.
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STOP IT. Resign NOW. You are incapable of leading a state when you can’t call slavery slavery. Black people were ENSLAVED. This is American History 101.
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My God, it just gets worse & worse.
Asked about this week in VA, Northam responds by referring to kidnapped, enslaved, & trafficked Africans as “indentured servants.”
Thank you @GayleKing for shutting that down
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indentured servants from Africa
INDENTURED SERVANTS FROM AFRICA.
I’m going back to bed
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Virginia deserves a governor that knows the folks who were stolen from their land & brought to present day Virginia on cargo ships in 1619 were not "indentured servants" they were mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, leaders, warriors, elders who were captured & enslaved. SIGH
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This a classic old white Virginia guy thing to believe -- the lore is that they were indentured servants, but there are no records suggesting that. Gets back to whether he is the best person to lead "racial healing." twitter.com/jmsummers/stat…
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.@GayleKing showing exactly how you interview someone. What an incredible moment.
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To add a little context, as recently as the 80s/early-90s, rural Virginia public education re: VA’s history leaned heavily on the “indentured servant” narrative. I had a teacher claim VA had only a few slaves (vs other states) & a bunch of folks happily working towards freedom
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Otros periodistas y críticos no estaban tan seguros de que Northam cometiera un gran error el domingo (aunque nadie cuestiona la cantidad de problemas que él ha creado para él en general).
Northam is in enough trouble but this isn’t part of it. The early black arrivals in the British North American colonies, and likely those at Jamestown, were often given the status of indentured servants. The slave system took time to evolve in the 17th century. @GayleKing
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I’ll be clear about what I mean. Northam is actually correct about indentured servants arriving in 1619. I am happy that he is learning. He needs to grasp the history. But if he stays, what policies will he enact? Virginians need him to fight systemic racism, not pass an AP exam.
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No, they’re not the same thing. But I believe the first Africans brought to the colonies were given the status of indentured servants. The system later became slavery. Northam’s problem isn’t this statement.
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Aproximadamente el 47 por ciento de los virginianos creen que Northam debería renunciar, según una nueva encuesta realizada por The Washington Post-Schar School
Northam se ha comprometido a permanecer en el cargo a pesar de la presión pública.
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