[quote=Rare]So you want racism out of history books?[/quote]

No, my point is _______ topic should not be shunned from discussion because it worse somewhere else, or because there are also other issues going on.

[quote=Rare]Racism is apart of history as war is, it's bad but it played their role during the time of man. I'm not from racism and all (once more). But my stand on this topic is that you say "African-American" as a former way and you say "Black" in a informal way. Think of it as the Spanish way of saying 'you', there is tú, the informal way of saying you; 'usted' is the formal way of saying it. In short, use "African-American" as a way to show manners and use "Black" as a normal means of talking.[/quote]

Except this entire thread has gone through why the term African American doesn't work.