HAPPY BDAY KINDred!!! have a GOOD ONE MATE :) !!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KINDRED
One of the most frequently asked questions about Black History Month is, why February? February was chosen to celebrate African-American heritage because of the pioneers and institutions born in this month. Eubie Blake, W.E.B. Du Bois, Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks, and Langston Hughes all celebrated birthdays in February. The NAACP and 1st Pan African Congress were started in this month as well. You can find detailed information on these people, organizations and more in the people and organizations section.
According to Yaw Boateng, Professor of Education at Eastern Washington University, the idea behind Black History Month is the ?reaffirmation of struggle and determination to change attitudes and heighten the understanding of the African experience.? It is also important, he said, to ?examine the collective ingenuity, creativity, cultural, and political experiences?. It?s very important that everyone become involved in reading and analyzing events that helped to shape the history of The United States. Becoming involved with Black History Month is one way to do this.
Frederick Douglass estimated that there were 3 million slaves in the years before the Civil War.
Between the years 1890 and 1925 it is estimated that an African American was lynched every 2 days.
Wow, informational AND irrelevant! Of course Black History Month is completely overshadowed by Kindred's birthday. Happy birthday Kindred! I hope things are going well on your side!