I have followed both Travis Smiley and Cornell West for several years now and their courageous attempts to bring justice to the underprivileged of America. I applaud them for their efforts. However, the ship for poverty for African Americans was set sail long ago with the end of the Civil War. Most people don't know that when the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution were adopted in the late 1860's there was another legislative matter that was raised in Congress before the…

I have followed both Travis Smiley and Cornell West for several years now and their courageous attempts to bring justice to the underprivileged of America. I applaud them for their efforts. However, the ship for poverty for African Americans was set sail long ago with the end of the Civil War. Most people don't know that when the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution were adopted in the late 1860's there was another legislative matter that was raised in Congress before the…