Famed Harvard Psychologist on the Destruction of the Black Family...

Hi all,

In my research for the White Guilt documentary I came upon a 1973 clip of Robert Coles, the famous Harvard psychologist, in front of a housing project in Atlanta. Since many of you are fans of “What Killed Michael Brown?” I thought I would share this brief video clip that gives the unvarnished truth of how welfare and the legal system systemically ruined many black families:

I don’t have anything to add to what Coles said other than I wished I had known about this clip before completing “What Killed Michael Brown?”

I do have one personal observation. In nearly every video that I have viewed from the 1960s and 1970s, a significant amount of blame for the creation of the black underclass is attributed to welfare and other policies of dependency. Those experts knew the truth — they were there and they saw with their own eyes, unlike today’s cushioned ivory tower academics.

However, the Left has largely refused to take responsibility for their role in destroying too many black families. Instead, today’s Left tries to divert our eyes from their failures by blaming redlining, blockbusting, and white supremacy. They create snake oil remedies like ebonics and equity as they move further leftward to avoid their day of reckoning. But when one hears the words of Coles there is no denying that what he says is nothing but the truth.

Lastly, I just saw that Coles is still among us. I wonder if he holds these views or if white guilt wore him down? It may not be a fair question to ask but I have seen so many people betray their views due to outside pressure and it would be interesting to see where he stands now.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend,

Eli