Black History Month is a remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in the month of February, while in the UK it is held in the month of October.
Watch an overview of important people in black history. http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/
Pick a person to learn more about and post interesting facts and new things you learned about the person. (Many other people have contributed in a significant way to Black History but I can't list everyone.)
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Black History Month is a remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in the month of February, while in the UK it is held in the month of October.
Rosa Parks:
When Rosa Parks was young she had to deal with a lot of racial discrimination. When her parents broke up Rosa went to live with her mother to Pine Level, Alabama. Her grandparent were former slaves and protected Rosa when the Ku Klux Klan walked down the street. Rosa attended segregated school . She dropped out of high school at 11th grade to be with her sick grandmother. She never went back and got a job in a shirt factory. She later married a barber named Raymond Parks. With her husbands help Rosa got her high school degree. She eventually became the secretary for president Nixon. When Rosa Parks wouldn't give her seat up for a white man. Rosa worked with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Civil Rights movement. And she worked against racial discrimination.
Black hististory month is a great month.I li ke martin luther king he made people =.I also like rosa park she also made a big difference like marther luther king.This is a great holiday.
my favorite black history month person is martin luther king jr because he was the person to free the black people from being slaves for the white people and he also made history with rosa parks because she was riding in front of the bus and then a white person came into the bus and the bus driver told rosa parks to give up her seat for the white person and she would have to go all the way to the back of the bus then they called the cops and tell them about rosa parks and then they would take her downtown and then in jail.
martin luther king was awesome he helped our country so much he was a great leader and that is why a lot of kids look up to him he help whiyes and blacks i love his speeches In 1959, King moved to Atlanta to become co-pastor of his father's church.
I like Marther Luther King jr. He was a good man that ade black people and white people live together. Hank Aaron was also good. He was the first black pirson to be on a baseball team. Rosa Park was a really good one she sat in the front of a bus and wouldnt come off she was arrested but the bus services were cutting short on money and because the black people didnt go on anymore
Rosa Parks is my favorite. She stood up for what she be leaved in. Martin Luther King, Jr is also my favorite. He made a speech so blacks and whites could be together.
I would defanly pick martin luther king jr because he helped thisworld alot. He helped the whole world. He helped afican americans get along with whites. It was a shame that someone shot after his speach i have a dream. Whitch is very honored by humans.
black history month reminds us about the people that helped us in being united like martin luther king jr. he helped that all whites and blacks get toghter and be nice to each other. and even thought they kill him it still reminds us about what he did
rosa parks worked with martin luther king jr. they wanted 2 stop racial descrimonation.
rosa parks had not give up her seat in the bus in mogority alabama she had gotten arssed. then martin luther king jr came along . in 12-20-1956 afther 381 days the suprem cort had chang ehte law for the bus.rosa parks is an asipasson ot people evary where.and sttil we all rema=ember her in blak history month.
emily
Rosa Parks & Martin Luther King:
They were brave enough to CHANGE the world. Martin Luther King didn't believe in violence. Rosa Parks believed in respect and fairness.They both thought it doesn't matter whether you are Black,White,Chinese,Hispanic they thought everyone should be equal.
Last they were one of the best people in the world.
Black History is good for Martin Luther King Jr. He changed all the rulls of Black and white. He also said white and black people should be together and make friends and not be enemy with other people. White people didin't want that to happen because mostly they like white people only. Then The white people tried to burn Martin Luther King Jr. and then they killed him. So all the black people were sad about him and how he died. Later on black and white were friends they weren't enemys again.
Jackie Robinson
I learned that he was the first black person to play baseball in the Major leagues. He was also the first black man to win the rookie of the year. Another thing that I learned about him is that he was the first black man to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He also was a vice president of a company or foundation called Chock full of nuts.Those are some things that I learned about Jackie Robinson.
My favorite person is Rosa Parks because she refused to move out of her sit and even though she got sent to jail but she also made a different that no matter want color you are you should not be forced to get up and move to another sit just to let white people sit in your sit you got first.Beside it took a lot of courage to do something like that .
Bill Cosby is a famous comedian and a famous actor too. He is a nice man and is and his first T.V. series was Spy. He was also the first black man to act. He was the creater of Fat Albert, Little Bill, and most importantly, The Cosby Show. The sandest thing that happened in his life as he was a kid, was that his brother that was the youngest out of he three of them, he died at 4 years old. Cosby was only 8.
I think Martin Luther King Jr. was a very important man. He helped our nation by making a speech about people who didnt like other races. He got treated badly along with other black people that is why he made the speech called "I Have A Dream". Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by getting shot. Black history month is a month to remind us of what all these black people did for us and how they made a lot of things change and change is good.
Black History month is very importent. Becouse of Martin Luther King Jr. people are treated th same.If he did'nt exist black people wold still be sitting in the back of the bus. He made a speach infrunt of meny people and that is how people got to be treated the same.
I like how Marten did alot of things to get whites and blacks together. He did many speaches. He had rights to have freedom of speach. He even took the Constitution of Independonts and read ' That everyone has equal rights, no one is to be treated unfair. He made a march of people who wanted whites and blacks to get along.
Black History is the time to remember what they did for us.My favorite is Martin Luther,Jr king because he made this world a better place to live in, and to get along. Even thought they killed him for no reason it still reminds me whjat he did.
Black history month was for the black people who change our world today Like Rosa Parks.
Black History is about the people that made a difference in the world. My favorite is Jackie Robinson. I like him because he was the First African American to play in a Professional Baseball team.
WELL i LIKE BLACK HISTORY MONTH BECAUSE IT HAS REMIND ABOUT PEOLPE THAT MADE ARE WORLD TODAY. THE PERSON I LIKE THE MOST IS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BECAUSE HE STOPPED PREJIDUCENESS.!!!!!!!!!!
I admire Rosa Parks because she did bus rights and if that wouldn't have happened we would still have seating charts!!!!!!
I wanted to learn much more about Martin Luther King Jr. So I went on your link and read about him. h is an amazing person and Im glad I read more about him! thank you for the link to learn more about Black History Month!
i like how marten luther king Jr. did because he made alot of changes to the world he put the white people and the black people to drik from the same water fountain and he even took the constitution of independonts and read than everyone hase the equal rights and no noe has to be treated right
Black History Month is really important to some people. My favorite is Martin Luther,jr king because he made a big change for this world he made people get along and this world a better place to live.
Black History is really important because it shows you that people could make it different.
For example Rosa Parks she set the African American free.She thought it wasen't fair for them to sit all the way of the back of the bus or to give up their sit just because they were black.She did not give up and she kept fighting and she made it different.
I learned about Bill cosby. I discovered that he played an important role in television enteranment. He created many shows that people still know today.
black history month is the time to remember the good deeds the African Americans helped us my favorite is Jackson Roberson he was the first to be in the major leagues and was in the dodgers in Brooklyn the dodgers are in CAL. and he didn't fight when people called him names and sneered at him so i think he was cool and he made sure all people had the rights to be in the leagues so he was a great man he opened the door to all kinds of people who loved to watch or even played the game baseball so i think he was a good man and Martin Luther king he was a great man and he helped us by getting along like the the whites and blacks were allowed to go to same school so i think he did a very good job in his speech to help us in many ways and i wanted to say another thing about Louis Armstrong he was musician he played jazz thats all about i know about him but i would like to know more so this Friday i will research about him in the web and check some books on him
my faverite for black history is bill cosby,because i thing he is the funniest man on earth.
Black history month is about the black pepole who chang our contriey in a good way. It is not about them looking good, its because they did something so important tha we should celebrate for them
Rosa Park is my favorite she said what she felt in her heart
My favorite person in black history month are Martin Luther King Jr because he changed the world. Beacuse he made a speech about everybody having the same rights.And Rosa parks to because she refused to give up her seat to someone and that made peope realize that we should be treated equally.And then goes bill cosby becausse he made comedy and he was abot the only African -American person to do that.
i made a mistake with one name it was Jackie Robinson so thats my mistake if you jackson it was my mistake
Jesse Owens is my favorite since he was one of the fastest person on the track. If I could run I would so try to beat Jesse's record. since I can't run that's never going to happen.
My favorite person from black history moyh is Martin Luther King. He is my favorite person there because he helped a lot of African Americans along with Rosa Parks. He stood up to help his people with out violance.
Leslie
Martin Luther King Jr:
I like Martin Luther king jr because he did a very big change in America and many other places. He helped african americans be able to use many things that used to be for whites only. i think t his was important because now every race can come into any school in America. He also made a big difference by standing up to these people who liked slavery and didnt let them go into schools. a significant thing was that he led many people to go with him and they helped end the racism.
Rosa Parks sood up for what she belived in. A lot of people say diffrent things, like she was tired so she did not want to give up her seat, but that is not true. I like how she did that. A lot of people don't do that. If I lived in a time like that I maybe wouldn't have of stood up like that. She is a very good role model.
To me Black History month is important. The one person that I really apreciate is Martin Luther King, Jr. because he thought that everybody should have equal rights wich is true. He thought that it wasn't fair that blacks didn't have the same rights as the whites. That is why I appreciate him.
To me Black History month is important. The one person that I really apreciate is Martin Luther King, Jr. because he thought that everybody should have equal rights wich is true. He thought that it wasn't fair that blacks didn't have the same rights as the whites. That is why I appreciate him.
To me Black History month is important. The one person that I really apreciate is Martin Luther King, Jr. because he thought that everybody should have equal rights wich is true. He thought that it wasn't fair that blacks didn't have the same rights as the whites. That is why I appreciate him.
I have picked Martin Luther King, Jr. as the person I would like to tell for Black History month. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a non-violence supporter for America. He protested against violence, and he became famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech. He gave all African-Americans freedom, and he was an idol to most people. Without Martin Luther King, Jr., the world wouldn't be what it is now.
if i had to pick somebody it would be Martin Luther king jr because he helped many people get along. He fought without fist but he fought with words. He did not like violence he liked people to get along. he was an important person because he helped the African Americans get along with wights. if it were not for him the world would not be the way it is now.
Yes, it is true that black history month is a month dedicated to African-Americans everywhere. And it's also true that black history month is very important, too. The reason why it's in Febuary (some of you might know this already) is because some famous blacks were born in Febuary, some of their greatest deeds are in Febuary, and also, Febuary is the best time to celebrate it. Of all the famous black people in Black history month, Iwould have picked Martin Luther King Jr. My reasoning is without Martin Luther King Jr. blacks today wouldn't have their independence. It would be just how it vas in the late 1800s and early 1900s. That is my statement about black history month and how important it is to African-Americans everywhere.
Martin luther king Is a famous person because he let black people have the same rights as white people. He got shot by someone. He wouldn't give up until he completed his goal which was let blacks have the same rights as whites. He had a speech for peace and freedom.
Martin Luther King Jr. is my favorite person who change everyones life. He asked for freedom because he didn't what to live his life with out freedom. He when to jail because he wanted freedom. But the president took him out of jail. He also lost his house because they didn't like what he did.
For my topic I chose Rosa Parks, because she inspires me to stand up for myself and so no one will mess with me. I learned that Mrs. Parks did not give up her seat on the bus to a "white" person so she went to jail and her boycott lasted 381 days. After she got out of jail she still had a commitment and so she attended marches, she spoke about what needs to be changed, and she did a co-founding for Self Development. Now she is a candidate for the NAACP and the Woman's Right Movement. Rosa Parks is a special woman and she did not take no for a answer.
Jackie robinson was a great baseball player. no one thought that he would make it. they would not even let him hit the ball. the pitcher would just throw the ball and hit him with it.
Martin luther king is a important person in the history of the diaspora because he was the first african american who went against segregation.This affects us in life today because we don't have the separation between white and black.This is important to me and my family because we can be with people and not get in trouble because they are a different race
I really like Rosa Parks and what she stood for. She had a lot of courage and I really adored that. In the moment that she didn't give up her seat for that person was when history changed forever. She became famous for her courage. Even though not many people at that time had the courage Rosa had, it still affected them. I am really glad we celebrate Black History Month. I mean we just can't forget all the people in the past that have made a difference. I think it's important to remember and this month is the best way to remember Rosa Parks and other brave people like her.
Bill Cosby
I always wondered about Bill Cosby. I didn'y know that much about him. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1937 I loved his Fat Albert series. I also liked his Cosby Show series. I learned that he started out as a comedian and then became a TV producer. I learned that he made a T.V. series called I Spy from 1965 to 1968. This was his first series ever. I didn't know that he served in the U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1960. Cosby recieved four Emmy Awards and eight Grammy Awards for comedy recordings. Bill Cosby was a good man.
ThurGood Marshall: Work in the United States Supreme Court. Lived from July 2,1908 to January 24,1993. Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Original name was Toroughgood then shortened to Thurgood in second grade. He was Punishted in school by reading the Constitution.
Black histroy month is awsome we get to learn alot of things that we did not know it is really interesting.I luv black history month.
To me black history month is important because there were people that stood up on what they believed in.I would pick Martin Luther King Jr. because he made peple change their lives. I really do appreciate Martin Luther King Jr.
I think Rosa Parks is incredible because she believed that all men were to be treated equally. She didn't want to give up her seat on the bus. Back then they would seperate black and white. When a white man came and there were no more seats in the white man section she had to give up her seat and so did other people. She refused to lose her seat she simply told her driver that she was tired and would not give up her seat. He called the police and the police cuufed her. She then went to jail. After that she worked with Martin Luther King jr on the equalness of each race!
Some new things I learned about Jackie Robinson was that he said that he doesnt want to loose. I also didnt know that Jackie Robinson was defending for the racisism he was givin. Another fact that I didnt know about Jackie Robinson was that he thought baseball was like poker. One fact that I just learned about Jackie Robinson was that he was interested in peoples citizinship. The last new fact that I learned about Jackie Robinson is that he was the first Major League Baseball player to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp.
Martin Luther King,jr:
Martin Luther King,Jr fought for black people's rights. He believed black people were the same as every other person that was white. He was a great man.He was not afraid to speak his mind either.He said what he felt on the speech on Washington.He died but in honor of him, he put part of his speech on his grave.
For black history month I will be honoring Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.The reason why I am honoring these sertian people is because they both did something good for the whole world.I am very happy that Martin and Rosa Parks brought all kinds of people together so we don't have to fight any more about to see which kind is better.Unfortunatly some people still think that is still back then.But most of the world are not juding people on what color they are. I am very glad Martin Luther King Jr. did this for all of us.
Black History Month is when we remember a very important person named Martin Luther King Jr. He brought people together and now we are a combined city.
Rosa Parks:
One day on her way home from work,in Montgomery, Alabama, she got on her bus and she had sit in "THE BLACK SECTION" and she did. Then a couple bus stops came and a white man came on the bus, and there weren't any seats left in "THE WHITE SECTION" so the bus driver told Rosa to get up from her sit and stand so that white man could sit there. And she refused to give up her seat because she was so tired to stand. So the bus driver said it again and she refused again and the bus driver said that he would call the police and she said that she wouldn't care. So he did and she got arrested for NO REASON!!!!!!
Martin Luther King Jr.:
Martin Luther is a GREAT MAN! He helped whites and blacks get along and he stopped that discrimination! Martin Luther King Jr.,gave lot of great speeches to stop it. One of his MOST FAMOUS SPEECH was "I Have A Dream",during March in Washington. But one year this man shot Martin Luther King Jr. because he didn't like him and his speeches.
Marther Luther king jr. He was a good guy. He made black and whites together. People will always remember him. It was sad when he got shot
I like Marther Luther King jr. He was a good man he change people . Hank Aaron was also good he was the first black person to be on a baseball team.
I like MaRtiN LuThEr king because he change the world many good ways and he was very respectful.
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