White People Must Overcome A ‘Heritage’ Of Racism, Says Georgetown Sociology Professor

Nick Givas

Georgetown University professor of sociology Michael Eric Dyson said racism has been passed down “like heritage” and then called on white people to fix it on MSNBC’s “Velshi & Ruhle” Tuesday.

The show’s political panel was discussing the upcoming runoff election between GOP Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy when Dyson highlighted the issue of race.

“When white people are able to overcome the racism that has been passed on to them like heritage, they will then be able to forge connections with black and brown and poor white people together to really have a different sense of destiny in Mississippi,” Dyson said.

Dyson also said African-Americans and white people in Mississippi have more in common than they realize and encouraged them to work together to “overcome the racial divide.”

“Poor schooling is something that is African-American and poor white people [sic] — so if we can address the issues of poor environment, the economic downturn, the lack of flourishing they’re experiencing even in the physical geography — the point is if they can join together with other people who have similar economic interests and overcome the racial divide, the state itself will flourish in a way that will not be possible if they maintain the racial hostility that is there now,” he said.

An RRH poll shows Hyde-Smith with a double-digit lead over Espy.

You can Follow Nick on Twitter

Click here for reuse options!
Copyright 2018 Daily Caller News Foundation

Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

5 comments

you can try these out August 15, 2023 at 7:18 am

… [Trackback]

[…] Find More on that Topic: thelibertarianrepublic.com/white-people-must-overcome-a-heritage-of-racism-says-georgetown-sociology-professor/ […]

Library August 17, 2023 at 9:06 am

… [Trackback]

[…] Find More here on that Topic: thelibertarianrepublic.com/white-people-must-overcome-a-heritage-of-racism-says-georgetown-sociology-professor/ […]

หวยฮานอย November 15, 2023 at 10:36 pm

… [Trackback]

[…] Info on that Topic: thelibertarianrepublic.com/white-people-must-overcome-a-heritage-of-racism-says-georgetown-sociology-professor/ […]

dk7 January 1, 2024 at 5:38 pm

… [Trackback]

[…] Find More here to that Topic: thelibertarianrepublic.com/white-people-must-overcome-a-heritage-of-racism-says-georgetown-sociology-professor/ […]

No Code Testing Tools February 11, 2024 at 12:31 am

… [Trackback]

[…] Information to that Topic: thelibertarianrepublic.com/white-people-must-overcome-a-heritage-of-racism-says-georgetown-sociology-professor/ […]

Leave a Comment