Black History Month Research Paper

She was old, around her 60’s to 70’s. Each cheekbone outlined to the slightest. Her hair frizzy on top like cotton. She wore a shawl pinned together by a safety pin. Her name was Evelyn Marshall Thomas. Evelyn worked at a hair dresser, and everyone knew her. She was respected amongst everyone in the town and was the “grandma” of the town. People would go to her to talk and express their feelings like she was their therapist, but Evelyn had problems too; she lived in heavy poverty. Everyday Evelyn had the same routine: she woke up, readied herself for the day, and left for work, on the walk to work she say the same people: the newspaper boy on his runs, the florist tending to her flourishing flowers, the corner store owner who zealously ran around his store preparing for the forthcoming day. Her life was as simple as possible.

Earl Lloyd was born in April 3,1928 and died February 26,2015.He grew up at Alexandria Virginia.He was American Professional Basketball player.He was raised by his father name Theodore Benjamin Lloyd and mother name Daisy Mitchell Lloyd in Alexandria .His father worked at a coal industry and his mother stayed home taking care of him.His parents teached him to be a good student and a good athlete at Lisle Crouch Elementary school and Parker Gray High school.Lewis Randolph,his coach enrolled him to West Virginia State University after his graduation.He played for the Yellow Jackets and led them to 2 CIAA Conference and a tournament championship.

“The Black Studies Program: Strategy and Structure” was published Fall of 1972 in The Jounal of Negro Education. It’s contents are a relection on the years before when colleges and universitys were allowing African Americans to attend , but did not provide curriculum about or for African Americans.

Black history month has been celebrated for many years in America; People often celebrated the struggle through events or films but not all citizens liked the events or films. For instance, in the book Between The World and Me, the author coates disliked how the people were being shown to celebrate the legacy of African Americans.

Today, Juneteenth is viewed by many of those who are aware of it as an “African - American holiday.” Still 150 years after it’s birth, Juneteenth remains largely unacknowledged on America’s national calendar. Many Americans are unaware of it’s existence of two histories, Black and White, separate and unequal. Juneteenth completed the circle, reaffirming “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” as the rights of all.

Intro: February is arguably one of the most popular months of the year. It has the fourth most celebrated holiday, chocolates and candies are on sale, and it honors the central role of those of African descent in U.S. history. This month is referred to as Black History Month. One moth to celebrate ALL of black history. To celebrate our African ancestors who were chained and thrown on ships. To celebrate our people enslaved on the plantations of the south. Our mothers, fathers, and grandparents who march for us just so we could go to the same schools as white men. And our unarmed brothers and sisters who are being shot without a cause or a reason any more than because a white

Case. This was the most important day in US history for African Americans. This is because it helped blacks gain

Every year, the University of Florida Black History Month Executive Board along with the Black Student Union sponsors a multitude of volunteering opportunities, social awareness, community fundraisers, concerts, inspirational speakers, and forums on campus. In order for this to be a success, we need your help! We are requesting your participation

The reading touched on how the building of black schools was financed. I found it interesting that most of the financial contributions were personal contributions from Blacks and taxes paid by black while the philanthropists gave less than 20 percent of the amount needed. However, because the elementary schools were referred to as Rosenwald schools the contributions of Blacks were often relegated to the background. Although, the contribution of the philanthropists did not equal that of the Blacks we see a usurping of power in how they stipulated that, as part of their agreement, the school would be deeded to the southern local school system.

Black History Month is an accomplishment that we should be proud of in the Black community. Carter G. Woodson chose the month of February for some important reasons. For instance, Black History Month marks the birthdays of two men who influenced the black population, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln according to Woodson. In addition, the Fifteenth Amendment was passed on February 3, 1870, which granted blacks the right to vote. There were a lot of significant reasons for allowing Black History Week to begin in February. However, I seriously doubt if Woodson would have accepted the extension of this week in the shortest month of the year. Woodson chose a week in February, because it had symbolic significance. Black History Week began in 1926. However, it is now 1999 and in seventy-three years Black Americans allowed our contributions to American society to be extended from Negro History Week to Black History

African-American history are those events that started with the first slave ships from Africa to the Caribbean Islands and carry through their journey as a people both individually and collectively to today's societies across the Americas.

Music plays many roles in the life of African Americans still, but back then it was trying to get a statement out that people would listen to. There were many singer who did everything they could ton show they were against it like Guy and Candle Carawan. They sing the songs “Tree Of Life,” “Eyes on the Prize,” and “We Shall Overcome.” There was more than just them. You had Pete Seegger, Jamilia Jone, and many more.

Over the course of this semester, I was introduced to many people, ideas, writings, and discussions that sparked my interest and enlightened me on African American history. However, I feel like this was just the beginning of my journey of learning the history of my people, as there is still so much out there to be brought to the surface. Prior to taking this course, I was always ignorant on the topic of African American history and simply made the connection to slavery. Additionally, I was unaware of other black activist, movements, and struggles that I had the chance to witness for the first time in this class. I came to a realization of how deprived of this information I was, because other historic events have been deemed more important. A quote that stuck with me throughout the course that was made by Arthur Schomburg was, “... African history and negro history, are the missing pages of world history”.

During my early years of school, I remember being taught white accomplishments and wondering if blacks and other people of color had made any significant contributions to today's world. I noticed that television consist of all white people. Throughout my research paper I hope to cover certain aspects of African American heritage. Aspects such as blacks making up the largest minority group in the United States, although Mexican-Americans are rapidly changing that. The contributions blacks have provided to our country are immeasurable. Unfortunately though rather than recognizing these contributions, white America would rather focus on oppressing and degrading these people. As a consequence American

At the First Friday at the CME, a few friends and I went to “Black History Month”. When we got there, I could see that everyone was getting along. Everyone had an equal chance at winning and playing games and could interact without problems. This shows we have come a good, long way from the oppression the African Americans had to face. Even though some Americans still struggle to find the equality in each race, the majority of Americans can appreciate each culture at its best.