Robert Smalls was an African American born slavery at Beaufort, Georgia, but during the American Civil War and after that he became captain, captain and politician.
On May 13, 1862 he rebelled the CSS planter, a federal carrier of Port Charleston, released himself, his crew and their families from slavery and sailed north to freedom. His success succeeded in persuading President Abraham Lincoln to let African-American soldiers accept the federal troops.
As a politician, the state law written by Smalls gives South Carolina the first free public school system in the United States.
Six years later, when US President Gerald Ford celebrated the Black History Month in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of America, the Black History Month was blessed by educational institutions, the Black Culture Center and the Community Center, large and small nationwide. He encouraged Americans to "take advantage of opportunities to respect the outcome often overlooked of black Americans in all areas of history." Black History Month was first held in the UK in 1987. It was led by Ghana analyst Akyaaba Addai-Sebo. And he was the coordinator of the Great London Parliament (GLC) special project and created a cooperative organization. in progress. It was celebrated for the first time in London
The Black History Month is a celebration of annual celebration of Black's achievement and it is time to recognize the central role of African-Americans in American history. Why do you need a black history month? Most Americans do not know the achievements of blacks in their daily lives. If so, the month of consciousness seems stupid. For the history of the black people, we learned the uneasy truth about the American mainstream: the achievement of the blacks has not yet entered the country. Since this is the consciousness of the United States within the range this month, this is clearly a black historical consciousness, revealing that our dominant mainstream culture is particularly opposed.
Black History Month reminds us of this horrible history and our championship regardless of whether you agree with that existence. Now is the time to celebrate who we are, it is time to self-reflection. The moon of the black history is beautiful and it hurts. In addition, there are usually books written by blacks all over the world to help people around the world immerse in our personal stories.