To: 50sDad
Sadly, by many blacks today, these people would be viewed as being "too white."Indeed. But my parents made sure my brother, sister and I knew who they were (I recognized all the names off the bat with the sole exception of McCoy, and the short bio jogged my memory on him), and my wife and I are making just as certain with our young'uns.
These were all great Americans. And we all should be proud of their works.
20 posted on
02/10/2004 7:27:40 AM PST by
mhking
To: mhking
Bravo! You are to be commended for educating your kids. My two daughters are never out of school...I am always giving them facts, history and science. I will pass the list on to them.
23 posted on
02/10/2004 7:36:08 AM PST by
50sDad
(OK, I give in. Visit my website! http://my.oh.voyager.net/~abartmes)
To: mhking
The sad part about this, IMHO, is we don't need Black History Month, we just need American History month. From Crispus Attucks and The First Rhode Island Regiment, to Fredrick Douglas and The 54th Massachusetts Regiment, to all the inventors listed here and more, it's all there- American History.
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