To the editor:

I agree with Philadelphia’s Julia Cass (co-wrote J.L. Chestnut’s book “Black in Selma” and is working with him on another) in that Selma’s minority whites shouldn’t blame a few blacks for all the divisiveness within the city.

We all know divisive actions are not limited by skin color.

But to imply that Faya Toure (aka Rose Sanders) is not responsible for her actions and that she was forced to act by the placing of the Forrest

Monument is a bit much.

Disregarding the lawful order of a police officer she led a parade from its City Council approved route thus endangering the safety of all involved.

Toure then attempted to destroy property that didn’t belong to her and was not arrested nor held accountable.

That we are a nation of laws, not of men obviously doesn’t apply to Faya Toure.

When the City Council unsuccessfully tried, against Mayor Perkins wishes, to make changes to Perkins first city budget Toure and “Rose’s Raiders” disrupted and forced the postponement of a council meeting. During the meeting Toure shouted at Councilman Durry “only the white people want this! You’re working for the enemy!” (On videotape) That’s divisive.

As a nation of laws we have the court system and the ballot box as means of righting wrongs and injustice.

However, Attorney Toure has on many

occasions operated outside this system.

The school protests are a good

example.

Some of the protests divisive results included protesters shutting down Selma High for days while protesters camped out in the cafeteria; Toure and others charged into then Mayor Smitherman’s office knocking the city attorney over a desk and causing the Mayor to flee out the back door, they then occupied City Hall refusing to leave.

These and similar actions resulted in National Guard troops having to maintain order in our schools and Guard helicopters patrolling over our city.

In another divisive move Faya Toure brought Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam to speak in Selma.

The Nation of Islam is calling for a separate black nation (www.noi.org).

Faya Toure has created a legacy of divisiveness.

Benjamin Austin