Black History Month

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH = NO Do we need Black History Month at all? Why are African Americans so special that they get a whole month to celebrate their history? Well in 1926 historian Carter G. Woodson thought the history of African Americans was that special so he and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second week of February to be “Negro History Week”. The primary emphasis for this was to coordinate teachings of the history of American blacks in the nation’s public schools. Negro History Week turned to Black History Month in 1976? Is the Some say it Black History month set to promote equality. Does it even come close to doing that? Equality means “of the same value.” By relegating the month of February to be a month where Black History is prevalent, we are by definition making the topic biased. This bias says that for this period of time, ANY other group’s history isn’t as important as black history. That would be racial inequality. Black leaders and historians wanted a month where civil rights and equality could be remembered but in today’s form of Black History Month is that even the case. We are all equal. We are all Americans and all races wake up every day equal and fight for the American dream. Not just one month out of the year but every single day of the year. Another issue with Black History Month is that it is celebrated over the span of an entire month. If one views black history month in the context of other ethnic celebrations and holidays such as, Oktoberfest, Hanukkah, St. Patrick’s Day, etc…. If you look at all those holidays you begin to notice three things immediately. First, Black History Month is like I said celebrated over the course of a month. Even if February is a short month it is still longer than a day or a weekend like all the other holidays. Secondly, this “privilege” is alleged to
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