February: Heart Month, or not Black History Month

On November 22nd, 2013, America suffered the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination. I was 9 years old when it happened and I remember it well, it was huge. Back at that time America fell into mourning for their fallen leader.

Most of America was shocked and rueful. Americans slipped into this collective period of mourning for nigh on three months.

Then came February 9th, 1964, where on the popular and famous Ed Sullivan show the British rock band The Beatles made their first American appearance. With 73 million Americans tuned in, The Beatles, who had arrived with much fanfare and anticipation, made the biggest splash since Elvis Presley a decade earlier.

Further, their unbelievable big splash, and great new entertainment act for the venue of popular music, brought America out of her JFK mourning phase and simultaneously ushered in the new generation of rock and roll.

Back then, as I recall, February was known as heart month.

This February 2014, marking The Beatles 50th anniversary, was, from what I saw, overshadowed in the press by the other big splash phenomenon of February 1964, the February 25th 1964 heavyweight championship fight between Cassius Marcellus Clay and the champ, Sonny Liston. .  

The fight was won by Clay as Liston refused to answer the bell for the seventh round. The two boxers subsequently fought a rematch in Lewiston Maine. That’s the one with the phantom punch by Clay,  now Ali, knocking out Liston in the 1st round at 1:59.

Cassius Marcellus Clay was an actual 19th century white man. A Kentuckian, but an abolitionist/politician and member of the then newly created republican party. The 20th century negro Cassius, also a Kentuckian I believe, had his name tied to the white 19th century man somehow, but I know not the story.

The Nation Of Islam, black Muslims, used Cassius/Muhammad for their own designs.

Mohammad was seen as the quintessential negro. His biggest adversary of his time, Joe Frasier was viewed as blue collar. The last of their times big three was George Foreman, who waved the American flag in the 68 Olympics in Mexico City whereas other American negro athletes raised the black fist salute, of black power.

I remember that all, so vividly to this day.

In October, 1974 on the 30th, Mohammed and George fought in Zaire Africa, "the rumble in the jungle" as it was hyped, for the heavyweight title of the world. George was viewed as the white champion though he was negro also. Mohammed was viewed as the negro underdog, who could not possibly beat the "white" champion as George was seen, though as said he was negro as well.

Mohammed won the fight by getting George to punch himself out of energy with his now famous rope a dope tactic, and then knocking George out in the 8th round.

That fight had a symbolic or conceptual overtone or meaning, as such it was a negro vs white scenario, that when played out said, "the negro could beat the white man".

Near fifty years earlier, on September 22, 1927, Dempsey fought Tunney in their rematch for the heavyweight championship, which resulted in the infamous long count. In that fight it was played out that the negro could not beat the white man.

Jack Dempsey, well tanned was the negro part, Tunney pure white was the white man.

Jack knocked Tunney down and out in the 7th round with a tremendous barrage of lefts and rights as he had trapped Tunney in the corner. A new rule was in play and after Jack knocked Tunney down and out, Jack then failed to adhere to the new rule. This delayed the count, ultimately giving Tunney 13 seconds to recover.

This fight, to this day, is infamously known as, "The long count".

It was here that, "the negro cannot beat the white man" statement was symbolically made. 

This in turn was a statement to the negro Jack Johnson's success as a boxer in the early 20th century where he beat all his white challengers. Johnson had won the title in Sydney Australia in December 1908 defeating the 5 foot 7 inch, Tommy Burns. Johnson also beat the great and beloved, older and retired champ, James Jefferies, with a 15th round TKO in 1910. It was not until the great white hope, 6 foot 6 inch Jess Willard beat Johnson in Cuba, on April 5th, 1915 that the whites could see themselves as better than the negro via the boxing venue.

Today in America February is known as black history month.

Now in this, the new 21st century, two white heavyweight boxers have dominated the field, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, both Ukrainians. No longer do American negros dominate the sport as they did for near half a century. Once again, though not symbolically, whites have proven that they are capable of achieving victory over the negro in the sport most think the negro to be superior in.

February shall forever be known as Heart month to me.

For our white posterity and gene pool.

I believe in the coming of a new White Homeland. Come join us.

From the Sanctuary, I'm PDK: Thank you.