Myers,William H.2019-09-252019-09-252016-07-201984http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/155259"The recent Democratic National Convention was a perfect illustration of the lack of black-white dialogue in politics. Jesse Jackson did not succeed in his objective, irrespective of the media claims to the contrary. Yes, he made us all feel proud and he made history. But, was that his primary objective or even a secondary objective? It is highly unlikely when one considers this trained seminarian's background. Jesse and those blacks who voted for him sought dialogue, not history or a proud feeling. When blacks all over this nation voted for Jesse it was not a repudiation of Hart or Mondale. Implicit in this vote was a repudiation of monologue. It was not so much a vote against Mondale (a black favorite) as much as a vote for genuine dialogue. The message was clear. We desire choices that allow fruitful black-white dialogue. Since past history demonstrates the white penchant for monologue on political matters that affect blacks, we chose on this occasion to send a dialogic messenger who carried a dialogic message. No black person expected that his vote would catapult Jesse into the ~~White" House. However, his vote was viewed as a demand to be heard and a plea for black-white dialogue in politics"engWith permission of the license/copyright holderTheological EducationdialoguepoliticswomenPolitical ethicsReligious ethicsCommunity ethicsEducation and ethicsEthnicity and ethicsArticle