Let me digress for a moment... "White Supremist" when did this first come about? History lesson... in the 1600's, "supremist" was someone who assumes supreme authority. While the Oxford English Dictionary says this term is obsolete, the basis stayed the same. In fact it was on April 5, 1896 "supremist" appeared in the Daily Picayune in New Orleans: "The combine are determined to register the negroes, and the white supremacists are equally determined that they shall not." The next day, April 6, 1896 the earliest racist citation for "supremist" was published in the Daily Inter Ocean, Chicago newspaper: "The white supremists, or regular Democrats, say that the negroes shall not register". Whether you say "supremacist or supremist, both derive from the Latin word, supremus, classical Latin for; "highest in position, topmost, culminating"... So my take? There are no "White Supremist" there is only Congressional Supremist!
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DeleteLet me digress for a moment... "White Supremist" when did this first come about? History lesson... in the 1600's, "supremist" was someone who assumes supreme authority. While the Oxford English Dictionary says this term is obsolete, the basis stayed the same. In fact it was on April 5, 1896 "supremist" appeared in the Daily Picayune in New Orleans:
ReplyDelete"The combine are determined to register the negroes, and the white supremacists are equally determined that they shall not."
The next day, April 6, 1896 the earliest racist citation for "supremist" was published in the Daily Inter Ocean, Chicago newspaper:
"The white supremists, or regular Democrats, say that the negroes shall not register".
Whether you say "supremacist or supremist, both derive from the Latin word, supremus, classical Latin for; "highest in position, topmost, culminating"...
So my take? There are no "White Supremist" there is only Congressional Supremist!
Unknown, Thanks for the history lesson and observation, as with congress.
DeleteUnknown nailed it.
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Sandee, good for Unknown, huh.
DeleteGood ones again. God bless!
ReplyDeleteThank You LindaG!
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