Uncle Tom’s Uncle Uncle Tom’s Uncle The Case for Reparations (And why I don’t want them) Ronald Dennis Chism Values Press All Rights Reserved Copyright © 2021 by Ron Chism First Edition Published in the United States by Values Press Created in the United States of America Acknowledgements edicated to my father, Nathaniel Spain Chism, who, by his example, taught me the power of steadiness, dignity, hard work, D and non-judgmental acceptance of others. To my mother, Azelma Dolores Chism, who, by her example, taught me to not wait until “didn’t.” (Don’t worry, you’ll read about “didn’t”), and not to ever, ever give up until you’ve won, or died trying. To my big brother-brother, Marcus Burnell Chism, aka, Yeshiah Ben Shaleak, who, by concrete example, taught me that nobody defines me, and nobody corrals me, because I’m “a man on the planet, unbound.” To my wife of 31 years, Morna, whose external life, every single nano- second, reflects her inner spiritual belief in, reliance upon, and love of The Divine and gives me a daily example to continue trying to emulate. Without her, I could do nothing. To Carl Ferrel, who taught me how “to chess.” To Leroy Hardy, aka, Chaka Ra, who, for many of us young “Black-consciousness” men of Chicago, back in the late 1960s, greatly extended my big brother’s man- on-the-planet perspective of self, and who refused to serve as an ear for excuses. To the awesome, tough-love, no-excuses-accepted, progressive Black community of pre-1960s America, which produced, all over the United States, strong independent Black institutions and economies, regardless of segregation. More on that throughout the book. Last, to all the super-cool, so-called “dead white male” heroes of 1950s TV Westerns, who, when I was a child, I didn’t know were “dead white males.” To myself, Ralph, Jimmy, Shakes, Warren, Fantroy, Shot, Nasty, Billy, and other boys in the neighborhood, they were just brave, noble heroes who had valor; who were strong; who thwarted the evil schemes of bad guys; who saved damsels in distress, and did it all with style. It wasn’t until I got grown that I was suddenly being “informed” by “revolutionary,” so-called intellectuals of the rarefied halls of Black academia that we Black men had been “brainwashed,” when we were shorties, by Hollywood. As our Jewish friends would say, Oy vey!! Well, anyway, I give a respectful and thankful shout-out to The Lone Ranger, Matt Dillon, Maverick, Paladin, Jim Bowie, Roy Rogers, Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, Wild Bill Hickok, The Cartwrights, Bronco Lane, Buffalo Bill, Jr., Cheyenne (Cheyenne Bodie), Davey Crocket, and all the other alpha-male-heroes who never wore lavender. HI-YO, SILVER! AWAY! One special shout-out to an awesome 1950s TV Western female heroin who could literally stand on top of a rapidly galloping horse [No trick filming back then], aim, shoot her gun, and hit, dead center, a tiny hand- held target that was 50 yards away, sit back down on the horse, catch the bad guy, kick his ass, tie him up, and take him to the justice of the law: Annie Oakley!!! You GO, girl!!! Courtesy YouTube screen shot (Original Internet Source); (Archived file) (I never claimed, nor desired, to be politically correct) Contents Acknowledgements ................................................................................... iv Illustrations ............................................................................................... ix Forward .................................................................................................... xi Preface .................................................................................................... xii PART I—Pay up! .................................................................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 3 War, Colonization, And Slavery ............................................................. 22 “Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.” ....... 22 “…war has enriched the world.” .................................................................. 26 You may not be interested in war, but war is very interested in you ........... 29 When the twain meet ................................................................................. 32 Sometimes I feel like a motherless child................................................ 36 Falconbridge relates the horrors aboard slave ships .................................. 49 They all look the same, to me! ............................................................... 65 Who invented race? .................................................................................... 74 Who invented race? (Continued): How the Irish became White .................. 83 The Case for Reparations .................................................................... 100 40 acres my ass!! ...................................................................................... 107 Let’s get serious ........................................................................................ 109 PART II—A Squeegee and a Bucket ................................................ 115 Field Negro – Why I don’t want Reparations ........................................ 117 Oh no you won’t! ................................................................................. 125 Mamma of The Hood ................................................................................ 125 Ring it up!! ................................................................................................. 132 The Long Arm of a Mother’s Heart ............................................................ 135 Stagger Lee ......................................................................................... 154 The Conservative ...................................................................................... 154 The Female Race ..................................................................................... 157 Toxic – and proud of it .............................................................................. 167 Know your stuff ......................................................................................... 175 Judge a man as he comes to you ............................................................. 177 Dee ..................................................................................................... 210 A Squeegee and a Bucket, A Pig’s Foot and a Bottle of Beer .............. 251 Bring back the dead white males!! ...................................................... 262 They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. (Plato) ..... 276 Jihad (Really?!) ......................................................................................... 276 The Man They Loved to Hate ................................................................... 298 Like Pimping, Grifting ain’t easy!! .............................................................. 300 Trump’s Accomplishments – The Short List .............................................. 301 What does any of this have to do with the subject of this book? ............... 307 Gedanken ................................................................................................. 310 Basic Principles for all Americans ............................................................. 313 Appendix A – Romanus Pontifex ................................................... 322 Background............................................................................................. 322 English Translation ................................................................................ 323 Appendix B – Dum Diversas ........................................................... 328 Background............................................................................................. 328 English Translation ................................................................................ 328 Appendix C – Unam Sancta ............................................................ 331 Appendix D – Eximiae Devotionis .................................................. 333 Appendix E – Inter Caetera ............................................................ 335 Appendix F – Dudum Siquidem ....................................................... 338 Appendix G – The Liberator ............................................................ 340 Appendix H – Candace Owens .......................................................... 342 Appendix I – Falun Dafa .................................................................. 348 Appendix J – The Vatican and Reparations .................................... 356 Notes ..................................................................................................... 362 Bibliography .......................................................................................... 367 Index ...................................................................................................... 369 Illustrations Annie Oakley - 1950s TV Western heroin……………………………………………………...v Professor Glen Loury………………………..……………………………..………….………..xx “Mostly Peaceful Protests”………………………….……………………………...…………xxiv Dr. Steve Turley…………………..…………………………………………….……………..xxix Slave Ship Hoisting……………………………………………………………………………….5 Pope Nicholas V…………………………………………………………………………………..5 Rudyard Kipling………………………………………………………………………………….22 Pope Bonafice VIII………………………………………………………………………………22 Traitor (2008 movie)…………..………………………………………………………………...30 Singing “Motherless Child”……………………………………………………………………..36