Hebrew Israelites and The Atlantic Slave Trade Part 2

THE LAW KEEPERS
Hebrew Israelites and The Atlantic Slave Trade
By Cohane Michael Ben Levi

In Deuteronomy 32 it states that a "no people" would rule over the nation of Israel because of their sins. At the time of this prophecy Euro-gentiles were uncivilized. They were the Greeks, Romans, Spanish, Portuguese, English and French, etc. These nations rose out of obscurity and became rulers over the people of God Almighty, the Blacks of today. Jeremiah 5 explains God's anger in this manner. "just as you have provoked me by serving strange gods in your land, so I will provoke you by causing you to serve strangers in a land that is not yours."

Israel was scattered among the nations though the process of time which exacted the punishment spoken against them by their God who delivered them from Egyptian bondage. The inhabitants of Caanan became a snare for Israel because Israel served their gods. They were allowed to oppress and harass the Israelites for many centuries. The Assyrian and Babylonian captivites became the implementation of the curses for a time. Nonetheless, there were conditions of the curses which could not be accomplished while in exile among those nations.

Many Blacks have been led to believe that because they were born in America, they are American. They think being born in America also means, that they are somehow given an ancestral nationality, when in fact they only received a partial residency status in the country of their birth. We must remember that according to the U.S. Constitution, the African is only considered three-fifths of a man.

America received its' name from the explorer Amerigo Vespucci. The indigenous inhabitants of this country were many Indian tribes. For example, the Seminole, Cherokee, Apache, Blackfoot, Pawato, etc. There was not a single one among then called American. In terms of the land, if anyone is an American, it would have to be the indigenous Indians, who were slaughtered and those who remain on the Indian reservations.

Futhermore, their European conquerors were of nationalities and lands outside of America. The British claimed theses territories orginally as thirteen colonies. They later expanded their hold on America through conquest against the French and Spanish. Additionally, immigrants eventually travelled to America from various parts of Europe. They arrived as free citizens and were given an opportunity to take part in the American dream. From a biological stand point these Europeans can easily claim to be decendants of Amerigo Vespucci.

However, the African came to these shores of America from West Africa as chattel slaves in chains. Without dignity, they were stripped of their names, language and culture. The name of their plantation owners were branded on them, as if they were animals. African Americans still bear these names today: Washington, Jones, Brown, Green, Martin, Williams, Smith, Johnson, and what have you. The Black slaves were valued at 3/5 of a man, meaning not only were they not recognized as Americans, but they were not even recognized as human beings. The case of Dred Scott, illustrates this fact through the very justice system of that time.

The fact is that African Americans, through a pseudo-emancipation have been educated to think that residing in America makes them Americans. This has also acted as a smoke screen in preventing them from finding their true national identity. Some of the most educated people among Africans in America have been duped when it comes to this issue. Ultimately, it is a case of modern thinking having produced a modern ignorance.

In ancient times families springing from the same genes formed a particular nation. All of the orginal people pf Egypt were of the seed of Ham. The sons of Ham called Mizraim, settled in the teritory of Egypt and populated the land. Foreigners who settles there could become citizens of the land. This did not mean one became a member of the Egyptian biolgical line. This idea would be absurd. The Israelites, Hyksos and many other foreign people who at the same time resided in Egypt, all retained their orginal nationality. The modern concept created in America, which suggests that this is a melting pot where all people are blended into a single race, would be an absurdity to societies of old. The mere fact that English is not the mother tongue of all the people in America is another indicator that we are not all Americans.
This is not to say, that different people did not unite to form a common banner in Greece or Rome. However, being a Greek or Roman citizen was quite different from being born of Greek or Roman parentage. In other words ones' nationality is not altered by ones' place of birth. A Chinese born in America is as much Chinese as a Chinese person born in China. The individual may be regarded as a Chinese American, which can only mean his true nationality is Chinese, while he is recognized as a natural resident of America.

The same holds true for any other nationality under similar circumstances. As Malcolm X said, "If a cat has kittens in an oven, they are still kittens and not biscuts." Who you are is determined by your parents and not where you are born. Therefore, if Blacks are indeed Israelites, whether they are born in America, the West Indies or anywhere else in the diaspora, that can only mean we are still Israelites today. It is also necessary for Blacks to use their common sense in addition to the scholarly approach, to arrive at the truth about themselves. True emancipation of the mind is the ability to think and reason for yourself. We Blacks must think of education asa means of learning how to teach oneself rather than being given information and being told what it means.

Too often Black folks are afraid to investigate for themselves. They are afraid to go against the grain. In many places of learning we were penalized for disagreeing with the teacher or the professor. It was even taboo to question the preacher or Catholic priest. Therefore, most Blacks, have been programmed and miseducated rather than educated.