The RACISM behind Black Leaders in Suits
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- Why did Civil Rights Leader wear Suits? wouldn't jeans have been more comfortable? Listen and enjoy while I explain the history of the fashion of the unheard.
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Growing up in the 60"s, we had to wear a starched shirt and tie whenever we were taken to the store. Hardware store, groceries. Clothing, whatever. It was serious business in my family. My father insisted that we were not to me judged negatively due to our clothes. We were not allowed to touch anything. We couldn't put our hands in our pockets. Never stray away from the parents. It was in the south, and we were in a highly charged, poor racist community. Both of my parents were college educated teachers, and skilled in their profession and their actions. And in poor areas, teachers were considered almost rich. White people hated us and often threatened my father for just existing.
These types of videos are a COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME to have been made. They do not ADVANCE or AID black people in ANY way.
YT FOLKS did not care how blacks dressed THEN and they don't care NOW. PLEASE stop DECEIVING YOURSELVES.
ALL the INJUSTICES towards blacks back then are STILL taking place TODAY.
As a child of the 60s I know you not lying, whenever we left our porch we had to be suitable dressed for where we were going.
The good clothes didn’t change their opinion? Ya don’t say
Bigots didn't care. They look at a black in a suit as being "uppidy" and may even feel more hatred for a black who was.peobably more successful and had more money than the hate-filled whites.
That’s where you are wrong. That’s why public opinion was swayed. The image of well dressed people being pummeled and drenched with water, while doing nothing more than walking. The idea of thugs could not be supported.
I would think that most sober and judicious people, back in the mid-50’s to early 60’s, dressed in what we would today characterize as “Sunday’s Best”.
Now, anything goes 😢
Insightful 🖤
African American churchgoers dressed
that way because Europeon American
churchgoers dressed that way.
When churches coined the phrase, "Come as you are, " it opened up people going to church with no consideration of their looks. People started showing up in the clothes that they wear to the club. I see people at funerals looking like bums, oversized tee shirts and jeans, or young ladies in tight slacks, or thigh high skirts and dresses. I am 47, and I remember when we went to funerals, men wore suits and ladies wore dresses or suits with skirts and many wore hats. Black people used to have pride, now I have no words.
@@rucianapollard4057doesn’t the bible also say that women should be veiled? Similar to what the Virgin Mary wore?
@Ruciana Pollard we still have pride, foolish of you to think otherwise
That's what the majority of people wore
back then. Looking at old photos, jeans my Mom only wore it around the house😂 and they called it play clothes. She wore dresses and skirts all pressed and crisp. My Dad, the same slacks and dress shirts, short or long. Hair kept in place. All their family was the same. They were not overweight, obese and not giving into consumerism. Perfect shiny dress shoes as well. Great spectacles. Small closets,but they had the basics when it came to clothes and they also had dressy clothes....very little play clothes...they invested in their appearance. Women also covered their hair at times with dressy hats, scarves or wore it pressed and curled.
Everyone dressed well back in those days.
Black people had PRIDE, DIGNITY and RESPECT back then.
Now… people don’t even have the common decency to wear a suit to a damn funeral!!
So true...went to a funeral..even though it was summer i had on a light weight blue suit..some folks had on shorts on tee shirts..headed for a barbecue or the beach..so sad 😢
Yeah, true. I'm so sick of seeing people dressed like it's damn beach party at a funeral.
They took pride in themselves and moved with purpose, their actions made folks take them seriously. Maybe people should take some cues from history and bring some aesthetic unity back.
Most men of the era wore suits.
It was a more fashion formal time.
Exactly if you watch footage from any sporting event from the early 1900s thru the mid 60s, people were dress to the nines. Once the the counter culture emerged they viewed the older generations as ' squares' or anyone else who wore their parent's style of clothing.
@@sirjer73
That's right. And changed youth forever 💯
I wish people still took pride in their appearance, be it black or whatever
I wish people stopped judging others based on their apperance.
Me too, it's a hot mess out here
People do take pride in there appearance I swear people comments be so self center and opinionated. Just because your perception is different doesn’t mean people don’t take pride in there appearance
I agree!
That's THE PROBLEM we always looking for MASSA VALIDATION...GTFOH...
Back then everyone wore suits and dressed up. They had what many people lack today....pride. Pride of oneself. They had dignity...they presented themselves as someone to be taken seriously. They also had respected for others. My mother (RIP) would tell me stories of how whenever she went out in public--even to go to the store--she was dressed to the nines. When people travelled, they wore their best. Everyone did! Up into the 1960s, men wore hats. Do you want to know who they credited it for the decline of men wearing hats? JFK. He was the first president in modern times not to wear a hat to his inaugaration and the rest was history. (No, I'm serious. Once JFK did that--men started to not wear hats, and the whole entire industry panicked. They even hired some of Madison Avenue's best ad-men to try and reverse the trend, but nothing.)
These types of videos are a COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME to have been made. They do not ADVANCE or AID black people in ANY way.
YT FOLKS did not care how blacks dressed THEN and they don't care NOW. PLEASE stop DECEIVING YOURSELVES.
ALL the INJUSTICES towards blacks back then are STILL taking place TODAY.
Biblically pride comes before the fall but back in that day people were more distinguished.
@@dougfredricks2017
Biblical pride comes before the fall? That's religious nonsense.
@@clbo9878 Verse >>James 1:27 KJV ( Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.)
@@dougfredricks2017
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ.
(Ephesians 6:5 NLT)
The story of Ota Benga is very sad at the end. I was laughing when you said he shot arrows at visitors but it ended very badly.
They dressed like that because they were grown men & women. I always dress like that for events. But people don't even dress like that for church anymore. I was raised to dress like that. My age group is sorta the last that wore suits and ties.
These types of videos are a COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME to have been made. They do not ADVANCE or AID black people in ANY way.
YT FOLKS did not care how blacks dressed THEN and they don't care NOW. PLEASE stop DECEIVING YOURSELVES.
ALL the INJUSTICES towards blacks back then are STILL taking place TODAY.
And look how in shape our black women were back then. Any sisters looking like that today is a division 1 athlete.
So true...when i went to visit my wife's family in Jackson, Ms in 1978 no one was fat..now forget it.....
Amazing how people born in the 80s reinterpret the past
All across the world the suit 👔 has been the standard of all men and definitely business men.
These types of videos are a COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME to have been made. They do not ADVANCE or AID black people in ANY way.
YT FOLKS did not care how blacks dressed THEN and they don't care NOW. PLEASE stop DECEIVING YOURSELVES.
ALL the INJUSTICES towards blacks back then are STILL taking place TODAY.
Business men, lawyers, and most white collar professionals. But one doesn't expect some white collar professions to he dressy. Engineers and accountants can look sort of derpy. Doctors can wear whatever they want since their lab coat is their symbol of professiona and authority, especially their rank and position stitched above their pocket.
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@@ms.annthrope415 yes you are correct 💯.great input 👍..thanku 🙏
But a suit is a result of colonialism.
@@omartistry ok..very interesting and fair enough..but after conquering and man taking over the world...and all men follow in hopes to do the same or be on the winning team.and the agreed universal team uniform is botton up and in slacks matching.i agree with u, however as far as the dress code goes women and men agree on this one without a doubt.
why did civil rights leaders "WEAR" suits?
THANK YOU! He had one job! How do you screw up the title to your video?
Church clothes and CEO's of businesses wear the same clothes.
I see the youngsters now go to church (when they go) looking like hoochies and bums!!
Which CEOs? Bill Gates and Zuckerberg with jeans and t shirts. 😊
To represent a neat and educated appearance for that era of time
Love this show ❤ stay blessed
They way they dressed expressed their message. A nonviolent message came with suits because that is what you wore in churches which preached nonviolent and turn the other cheek, be a good servant to your master. While berets, leather jacket, boots, sends message of fighting a war against your enemy.
Great content and very educational I enjoy every minute and share it with friends and family 🙏🏽
I wish people would just stop using fashion to make statement and get on with the business of improving themselves into really nice communities. So much more work as to be done by so many young folk who do not complete a hard college education. Still too weak....too easy to dismantle.
College is a overpriced myth
One doesn't need a college degree to make decent coin. There are lots of blue collar jobs that pay very well. But is college just a fancy trade school? No. College is supposed to make a better more informed citizen. The lower division Generla Education courses are supposed to broaden your outlook and expand their intellect before they focus on their study major. It is supposed to increase your written skills,.readinf skills, and thinking skills. And all through college, the rigor of the class work is supposed to sharpen the thinking skills and enhance analytical thought. Not every class does that, but most classes are supposed to. So, knowing something about Moliere or Honore Balzac is irrelevant to finding a job or keeping a job, and may he nothing more than impressing someone in a cocktail party, but at least you've heard of them. Maybe even read something they wrote. That might allow you to peruse more of their writing or tangentially explore other writers to satisfy your intellectuall itch. A College education may not repay you right away or in ways you can count in your bank account, but it opens doors and expand the walls to be a more productive citizen.
Great story, glad this video was shared. Now imagine dressing like this, and having someone in tattered jeans, lookibg disheveled thinking they're superior to you.
My Momma use to tell me to dress proud & well because you never knew who you would run into. I wish we can go back to the thought form of dressing in more polished looks. It says alot about a person & the respect they have, bc they have enough self respect to want to be seen as such.
All people wore suits. Ever notice the early entertainers. My dad wore overalls, and he owned the farm
The suits demand respect and people take you more serious. People do judge people by how they dress. This is why a lot of people don't get hire.
Nobody wants a slave job.
That is so true. People do make judgment calls and make assumptions that may or may not be supported by facts. But they do make an impression. So make a good impression. Why do yiunthink lawyers wear their power suits when in court, especially for a jury trial? They want to impress the jury to think they are serious, civilized, affluent, and in control. When I was working as a prosecutor, I made sure my shoes were spit shined for court. If i was in trial, they were always lace ups so polished ypu can see your own reflection----lace ups because of an old prejeucie that some people tbink loafers reflect a lazy attitude. My dress shirts would be pressed in the morning. I even press my ties to remove any wrinkles from being tied. And I woukd make sure I tied my tie in a perfect knot with a dimple and the back tail end is never longer than the front of too high in the back. No higher than the fold apex of the front end of the tie.
True statement
Every political and business leader at the time wore suits at the time. MLk and some of the leaders down south may have worn more informal clothing like short sleeve dress shirts due to the heat. Stokely Carmichael and SNCC began to wear jeans and overalls to relate to the farm workers down south they were working with, then added shades and urban things as their focus became more militant
Granny used to hate to hear us call them church clothes!!! 😂 Baby, U the reason we know their extra special ❤. Come 🏡 & not hang up something!!! It was gone be a rumble in the jungle. R.I.P Granny 🌹
Similar to my parents, new refugees from Uganda in the uk in the 70s. My sister and I had to dress to impress lest they looked down upon us. I hated it at the time, but from a young age we had to play the part to narrow the gap between them and us.
Ended with the sad story of mr ota benga... it was unexpected it soured the rest of my day
this was good cause not very many people speak on this very important factor about Ourstory
Very informative. Thank you for the content, and a different perspective.
I love your channel. It is very informative. I want know why fur coats status symbols in our community
The people who lynched Jesse Washington also dressed their Sunday best for public murder😢!
God has an exact record of every single person's deeds. Blessed is the man whom the Lord has forgiven his iniquities.
Jeans were considered work pants or clothes of the rebellious youth of the day.
People dressed back then. People don’t dress anymore. People always wore suits
The real question should be, 'Why don't more people wear suits or why don't more people get dressed to go to nice places.' I went to a funeral recently and hardly anyone wore a suit except the pastor, church officials and the funeral employees. Most of the young people were dressed like hookers and convicts. The pastor even had to instruct young men to remove thier hats. Technology has improved by leaps and bounds but manners, pride and respect have all but vanished completely.
Thank you for the history of Ota benga. I'm Congolese like him
I wondered what happened to Ota Banga... when first heard his story it pissed me off and made me sad...I didn't know he took his own life.
When you’re having a conversation with those other people: Don’t allow them to look businesslike and you look like you just rolled out of bed. Stay focused.
Because people were presentable before the counter-culture era? Every grown man wore suits, regardless of background, if they weren't working.
I was in the 60's Era. They weren't church cloths. Black men were sharp back then. When you are doing business you want to look like business. All black men wore real clothes. Not imitating an athlete, or a rapper. But men about business doing business. A person would get arrested for showing they draws in the 60's for indecent behavior. Not church clothes, but real men clothes. Proud, dealing with the Caucasian you must look business not minstrel men.
Hey brother, I believe the proper syntax for your video title should be:
“Why did Civil Rights Leaders wear suits?”
What are church clothes? Aren't you supposed to come as you are?
Just another part of how religion puts a mental shackle on our people. Easy way for the “ black super Christians” to look down on or separate those that are not able or do not want to dress up to attend their churchs
in the US at least it became very common practice for many christian groups to dress nicely, or at least in the better clothes they had for church. usually the reasoning is that you should look as nice as you can if your going to enter the house of someone so important as god. so rhe idea of wearing your best clothes for church became pretty normal, resulting in the terms "sunday's best" and "church clothes" as well as "sunday shoes" all meaning more or less the same thing
That is what happens when you take a religion upon yourself that was forced down your throat by your masters.
"Come as you are," is the reason why a lot of people come to church looking like hoochies and bums!! It's like people no longer care enough to put effort into how they groom themselves! I'm 47, and when I was growing up, young men wore suits to church, or at least a button down shirt and tie, and young ladies wore dresses or skirts that were decent, not club attire. Many of the older women wore hats. Now young people show up looking like they really don't care how they look!! It's really a shame that young people don't know how to show respect for the house of the Lord!
Nah, it's come as OTHERS view as acceptable...
Many men wore suits in any case. It was normal attire.
Clothes don't make the Person, character does. :-)
You clearly don't understand the power of symbolism then.
@@Morgue12free Again: clothes don't make the Person, character does. There's a lot of symbolism, in the afore mentioned phrase. 🙂
@@stevenmcgillivray9283 Nobody knows your character when they see you on the street walking toward them.
@@rdkirk3834 That's true. I reiterate, character takes precedence over garments.
I saw a sign advertising all day parking for 35 cents 😂
thank you so so much for the unfiltered history facts. I am learning about situations that you can tell wanted to be silenced through time. Also love the bonus knowledge at the end of your videos. Almost feels like im gettiing a two-fer' 😂😂
This is truly unfair an exhibit maybe if black history was taught in schools by black teachers things could be better understood by all races
Because they look goooood in them it shows pride respect and again they look darn good in them suites telling you to put some respect on my name don't judge me on the color of my skin but the content of my character💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
You can Look Professional Without a Suit oN but back then they wore Suits to Freaking Baseball games!!
I disagree with you. I'm over 60 years old and remember 1968 black men in cuties wore suits my mother wore gloves with nice dress to grocery store black Panthers did to guys in leather were soldiers yaw young people didn't talk to your elders before your video you got some right young man 😊
Thank you, Man!
A fair number of them were lawyers or teachers, etc.
That's how men who didn't work with their hands dressed.
A suit isn't just church clothing.
Should they be dressing in nfl jerseys or something
Excellent analysis.
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The title should have been "Why did civil rights leaders WEAR suits?"
It’s called “dignity”. “Self-respect”. The Panthers were theater. They were posing as revolutionaries. They were not civil rights leaders.
Black suit, white shirt, black tie...
Freemason for darkness to light...
God will judge every deed even the one kept in darkness.
Because they were righteous men!
They wanted to look professional and be respected for what they do like any other race 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯
People dressed back white people to
The 70s is when things changed
Simple, people used to dress for appearance now people in America are only concerned with comfort. Next question
SPELL CHECK: Why did Civil Right leaders WEAR suits.
That wad the normal attire at that time..plus they wanted to show the contrast between those who were protesting for their rights compared to the racist white people..how do i know??? I grew up during those times....peace
Please edit your title. It should read "Why Did Civil Rights Leaders WEAR Suits." You represent us, Fam.
It is not only black people. I was a poor kid in GA in the 70s & we had "shiny shoes" & Sunday clothes.
We are all Americans & should embrace each other.
Don't judge a man by the color of his skin but by the content of his character. Dr MLK
Black then black or white wore suites.That was popular back then.
Suites 😉
The Civil Rights leaders were NOT wearing their 'Sunday Best'. They were wearing nothing more or nothing less than what everyone else wore. That was how everyone dressed. When you went out you dressed decently. Jeans were mostly reserved for when you were around the house or doing 'dirty work' -- not for when you went somewhere important!!
"Why did civil rights leaders WORE suits?" That's not even close to being an english sentence. Even in ebonics that would be a stretch. It is 2023 and most famous blacks still sound like they did in 1948. Damn rap music eh?
It's a typo. Chill.
Because they looked good wearing them
Now, instead of neatly cropped Afros or cut hair, there’s hair extensions woven into the scalp; or blacks with blonde hair , or no hair. The panther sisters looked [natural]ly good back when they became conscious! But again today as back in the late 50s - 60s, we are ashamed -and want to have long wavy hair like the master in the big house.
Because they wanted to look like professionals
It's not da clothes , it's da person in da clothes .
You might want to start by correcting the title of your video. I think you meant to say, "Why did CR Leaders Wear Suits"?
good video , lol but Martin was a preacher why wouldnt he wear a suit ? thanks for the fashion update , but the title is a bit confusing , and we end with mumbo jumbo ?
Look at these kings
It’s obvious why they wore “church clothes” people still only take black people dressed nicely seriously
Everyone dressed like that back then.
None of the Men, Women and Kids had OBESITY.
"Why did Civil Rights leaders wear suits?"
What Difference Did It Make Malcolm X. Was G. U. N Down In Front Of His Kids And Pregnant Wife.
Why did headline writer wrote bad grammar?
You think that blacks wearing a suit was perserved for just Sundays? Those people wore business suits like everyone else. They were about business and wanted to be taken serious.
Blacks focused on portraying humanity to inhumane people. WILL SOMEONE PLEASE...MAKE THIS MAKE SINCE!
People wore suits
People wore suits everyday
Black people were mostly lower-end workers who did not "wear suits everyday." My father in the early 50s worked in the County Clerk's office and _did_ wear a suit to work, which was unusual for a black man.
Why did Civil Right leaders "wore" black suits? 😂😂😂
I thought they was staying casket sharp… 🤦🏾♂️
I had a random question when I watch Ali fights in black and white the audience has hats and formal wear and it’s all men but when I what Ali fights in technicolor the audience has on regulars cloth with women in the audience. What happened in history that changed how people dress and what made lady’s come to sporting events?
Look man,jacket and tie is worn to be accepted,but from then to now are we been accepted.It ant what position you have how rich you are it will always be who you are.
I always learn a lot from your videos, but I think we need a deep dive into what a “board arrow” is.
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Great video!
GREAT WORK BROTHA!
Good info.....
Dude. Take your time when creating the title to your video. Triple check it. If you're not sure, have somebody proofread it for you. It's not too late to correct your video title.
You used “wore” wrong should have been “wear” in that sentence structure
Cobalt blue suit or tie: Israel
Red tie for Rothschilds.
Civil means look presentable-
That poor guy forced to live in a monkey house, I wish I could find where he is buried so I could pay to have him repatriated to his homeland 😢
Suits are not necessarily church clothes. It’s universal business attire.
This was their way of making those coins they love so much, how much more evil can you get except if you join him in the cage
Everyone dressed that way back then
These types of videos are a COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME to have been made. They do not ADVANCE or AID black people in ANY way.
YT FOLKS did not care how blacks dressed THEN and they don't care NOW. PLEASE stop DECEIVING YOURSELVES.
ALL the INJUSTICES towards blacks back then are STILL taking place TODAY.