Unity of Black & Red; Fighting the Symbols of Hate

Accepting the Call from the Nation of Islam
for Unity of the Black and Red

The Seven Creeds Society responds to Minister Louis Farrakhan's Message of July, 1986

MODERN DAY AMERICA-
WHERE IS THE NATIVE AMERICAN?

In order for the Native Americans to take the first steps into modern day America and be recognized as Human Beings, in order for the Native Americans and for mankind to receive the benefits of their contributions to the world, the stereotyping of Native Americans must be eliminated.

We ask you, of the Islamic community, to unite with us to protect the people's right to freedom of religion. We are asking for help by our appeal to the Nation of Islam, and all Black Americans who have suffered, like we have suffered, the parallel histories of genocide and enslavement. We, the Native Americans, have been crying out that we do not want be portrayed as violent savages, noble mystics or any of the stereotypes that have been fabricated about Native Americans to entertain the racial supremacist and the religious bigot while they plot the extermination of our people.

WE KNOW YOU REMEMBER THE HATE THAT IMAGES DIRECT TOWARD THE BLACK AMERICAN AND HOW WIDESPREAD THEY WERE.
They are not gone yet!

Little River, Kansas an image from their High School web site,
- January 1999 WE KNOW YOU CAN SEE THE HATE THAT IMAGES DIRECT TOWARD THE RED AMERICAN.

DO YOU REALIZE HOW CLOSE TOGETHER THE HATRED OF NATIVE AMERICANS IS WITH HATRED OF BLACK AMERICANS? DO YOU REALIZE HOW EACH ONE FEEDS THE OTHER?
Does this photo concern you as much as it does us?

How much does it remind us of this famous photo?

Photo from Little River, Kansas High School Web Site. The image was taken
at their high school sponsored ritual event.

"BURNING OF THE SKINS"- LITTLE RIVER, KANSAS

All children of the Great Spirit have the right to know the true history of their people away from the persecutions brought on by the use of mascots. These stereotypes are the first fabric of hatred, which is the cloak of genocide, as Adolph Hitler has proven in his campaign of terror. We speak against terrorism and hatred, all people have the right to basic human dignity.

We ask the Nation of Islam for help to defend our children against the mockery of their religious beliefs. Help us to defend the children of our Nations against the propaganda of false histories told in public schools. Help us remove the portrayals of stereotyped Native Americans by professional sports teams, public school athletics, the Boy Scouts, television programs and the influential Hollywood movie industry. All of these groups have taught elaborate self serving stereotypes that falsely show the Native American as mystic warrior and a violent savage and refuse to recognize the true religious beliefs of our living peoples.
Like the Native American people the Black American people have the same hideous lies taught to innocent children about your history. Over 450 schools in the United States carry the name "WASHINGTON", the man who bred black humans beings for profit and skinned red human beings for pleasure.

Help us to defend against massive anti-American media owners like Ted Turner who laugh at human rights to purchase the endorsement of a selected few Native Americans, a man who believes he can purchase the United Nation's favor then reserve the right to buy and sell the dignity of minorities.

All our children must realize that the Native Americans are attorneys, doctors, teachers, veterans, technicians and all manner of people functioning just as any other people in modern day society. We no longer will accept ridicule as fictional characters. We ask your help in defending our children as the United States has waged a gigantic campaign to discredit us with false identities, false history and false religious beliefs.

Help us protect the children of Native, Black, Hispanic and Asian families. Children who, in ever increasing numbers, are learning from the example of the professional athletes who support "Indian" mascot sports how to sell out their race, their dignity and their spiritual beliefs to the power of racism. A racism that takes its victims among any creed.

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