Black History Month In the Newsweek magazine, Raina Kelley discusses in her article titled “The End of Black History Month.” Kelley explains how Morgan Freeman was against Black History Month because it was crammed into one single month, as if the contribution of black Americans was being demeaned. Even though the divisions between blacks and whites aren’t as cavernous as they used to be, there are still racial issues going around in America. Kelley defends Black History month by sharing the
David Blackwell has to be perhapes the greatest African American Mathematician. David earned his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics in 1938 , a Master of Arts in Mathematics in 1939 and his Ph.D in 1941 ( at the age of 22), all from the University of Illinois. He is the seventh African American to receive a Ph.D in Mathematics. David is the only and first African American to be any one of a member of the National Academy of Sciences , a President of the American Statistical Society, and a Vice President
Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second week of February to be "Negro History Week". This week was chosen because it marked the birthday of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.[1] Woodson created the holiday with the hope that it eventually be eliminated when black history became fundamental to American history.[4] Negro History Week was met with enthusiastic
celebrate the life of Black history month So we made it to America, not what? Black history month a kingdom for celebrating important people and Events out throw history. Why do we celebrate black history? What is the important of this month to American history and people around the world? People debt about the usefulness and important of this month dedicated to history of one race Many people feel that black history is American history ( true it is ) and, being a single month is wrong and People like
When I think of Black History, I don’t just think about black people. After all wouldn’t that defeat the purpose of the Civil Rights movement, to create a society of equality? I don’t just think about minorities. I don’t just think about myself. I think of the bigger picture: mankind This is a time for us to recognize ourselves, not as an individual, or a group. We need to recognize ourselves as a universe. I reflect back and think of civil rights movements throughout history. In some ways I am
Sarah Dunlap US History Black History Month Rosa Parks Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, to Leona and James McCauley, a teacher and a carpenter. She was an African, Cherokee-Creek, and Scots-Irish ancestry. She was small as a child, suffering from poor health with chronic tonsillitis. When her parents separated, she moved with her mother to Pine Level, just outside the capital of Montgomery. She grew up on a farm with her maternal grandparents,
throughout American history - from their domestic and public roles. In the book we can identify all the dramatic changes women have been through in the last two decades – politics, labor force, and popular culture. It is inferred how the past have a major role and is really important in every woman’s life. It is written in the book that women wanted to know about their past, because they found it difficult to envision future changes without some grounding in history that included their
Juanita Calhoun March 13,2015 Women's History Month is an annual declared month worldwide that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, corresponding with International Women's Day. Women’s History Month is a chance to acknowledge and show our appreciation for the significant contributions that female leaders, scholars, family members, and researchers have
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
Women’s History When studying the lives of women throughout history, it is important to consider the questions that have not been asked: “where are the women?” “how would the inclusion of women’s experiences enrich interpretations of the past?” and "why were the roles women played the subject of limited attention in, or omission from, particular historical discussions?" The traditional invisibility of women in history does not mean that they were absent from pivotal events or did not play important