“I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history.” WantBlackMonthsAmerican HistoryBlack HistoryBlack History MonthBlack History Month InspirationalAfrican American HistoryBlack History InspirationalAfrican American History MonthBlack RacismEnding Racism Author:Morgan Freeman
“We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.” NationsBlackForgetGreatnessAchievementAfrican AmericanNever ForgetAmerican HistoryBlack History Author:Yvette Clarke
“I used to come out here every Fourth of July as a child to picnic and to swim on the island, to tour the fort and wander through it. And all of that time, I never knew anything about the presence of black soldiers on the island. And so, for me, this was a way of trying to tell another history, a lost or a forgotten or a little-known history about these black soldiers who played an important part in American history.” Trethewey said. Coincidentally, she was born “exactly 100 years to the day that Mississippi celebrated the first Confederate Memorial Day, April 26, 1866.” WayTryingYearsFirstsChildrenLittlesSaidImportantUsedLostBlackBornKnownForgottenSoldierWanderIslandsSwimFourthAmerican HistoryMemorialAprilJulyMemorial DayMississippiPicnicsFortsConfederate Author:Natasha Trethewey
“It somehow became an article of faith on the right that Obama is the most extreme president in American history. Although, when they say that, I think what they really mean is...he's black.” ThinkingMeanBlackPresidentExtremesArticlesAmerican HistoryReally Mean Author:Bill Maher
“In my opinion while lynchings were quite possibly the most heinous crimes ever witnessed in American history, they helped in bringing people together for a sole purpose. It was because of these lynchings that armed self-resistance was created. If white people knew black people were capable of fighting back then there was less of a chance that violence actually would break out.” PeopleIfsSelfTogetherPurposeFightingBlackChanceWhiteOpinionBreakViolenceCrimeCapableResistanceBlack PeopleSoleAmerican HistoryBreak OutLynchingFighting BackHeinous Crimes Author:Assata Shakur
“It is imperative that young white men and women study the black American history. It is imperative that blacks and whites study the Asian American history.” MenYoungBlackWhiteStudyMen And WomenAmerican HistoryWhite ManAsianImperativesAsian American Author:Maya Angelou