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February: Black History MonthThere are so many individuals that made a difference for African Americans. Therefore, it is impossible to name them all and give credit to them. However, it is not impossible to acknowledge how African Americans, as a whole, has made a difference and are continuing to make a difference.
1954: Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. Board of Education was made up of five separate but similar court cases:
•Briggs v. Elliott in South Carolina•Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward
County in Virginia•Gebhart v. Belton in Delaware; •Bolling v. Sharpe in the District of Columbia •Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in Kansas.
“This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the separate but equal doctrine in American public schools.”
Source: Teaching Tolerance Magazine, Article written by Brian Willoughby.
http://www.tolerance.org/
“The half-century since Brown vs. Board of Education has been a series of gains and losses, from segregation to integration and on to a new kind of segregation. Other movements — feminism, the fights for other minority rights, gay rights, advocacy by and on behalf of people with disabilities — were aided, bolstered and fueled by Brown vs. Board of Education.”
African American Inventors
1821: Dry Cleaning Process
by Thomas L. Jennings
1884: Hand-operated Machine for
Kneading and Rolling Dough
by Judy W. Reed1885: Cabinet Bed by Sarah E. Goode 1834 & 1836: Seed Planter
and Cotton Planter by Henry Blair 1874: Water Closet
for Railroad Cars
by Lewis Latimer1888: Overhead Electric
Conducting Lines for Railroads
by Granville T. Woods
1969: Electrogasdynamic
Systems and Methods
by Dr. Meredith Gourdine
Source: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors
Heroes of the Past, Present & Future
What do you consider a hero to be? Is it someone who has made a difference for the world or could it be someone who has made a difference for
one person? Heroes are everywhere and heroes can be anyone.
To only name a few…Martin Luther
King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Nichelle Nichols
Jesse Owens
Ella Fitzgerald
Maya Angelou
W. E. B. DuBois
Zora Neale Hurston
Fannie Lou Hamer
Tavis Smiley
Colin Powell
Fredrick Douglass
Malcolm X
Louis Armstrong
Les Brown
Dr. Frank Hale
Jesse Robinson
Oprah Winfrey
Rev. Al Sharpton
Condoleezza Rice
Picture Show of African Americans
Those who made a difference & those who
continue to make a difference.
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” Martin Luther King Jr.
“Sometimes I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can anyone deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me.” Zora Neale Hurston
"The important thing to me, man, was to get a black face on the screen and let him be a hero.” Bill Cosby