Black History Month
Celebrating the history of African Americans
Ceville Bailey
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Campus
"Black History Month to us represents many things. It brings us together with the black communities of the Salt Lake Valley, but also elicits our desire to come closer to one another and plan out group related activities," says Mack Danhounsrou, President of SLCC club Black Student Union, " Black History Month is, in my opinion, some type of recognition attributed to the Africans and African Americans to thank them for being part of the cultural landscape of this country."
As Danhounsrou suggests, Black History Month is a time to be thankful. African Americans have made huge contributions to the arts, literature, and music of this country. Technology has been improved and scientific discoveries made. Frederick McKinley Jones invented the air conditioner. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the first-ever successful open-heart surgery.
African Americans have fought in every war involving the United States. African Americans fought not just for their freedom, but also for the freedom of all American's, past and present.
African Americans have changed the social, political, and economic landscape of this country.
Perhaps one of their greatest contributions to society and civic life is the hope that their strength, courage, and perseverance have given to other oppressed groups, such as Native Americans, migrant workers, woman, and the disabled.
African Americans have made countless contributions to our history and culture, far too many to do justice in this short article. In honor of Black History Month, examine, seek out, and research these contributions. Examine the past that made our country what it is today. As goes the famous quote by Edmund Burke, "Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it."
For information on Black History Month activities hosted by the Black Student Union, or to join, contact BSU President Mack Danhounsrou at makalange@hotmail.com.
As Danhounsrou suggests, Black History Month is a time to be thankful. African Americans have made huge contributions to the arts, literature, and music of this country. Technology has been improved and scientific discoveries made. Frederick McKinley Jones invented the air conditioner. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the first-ever successful open-heart surgery.
African Americans have fought in every war involving the United States. African Americans fought not just for their freedom, but also for the freedom of all American's, past and present.
African Americans have changed the social, political, and economic landscape of this country.
Perhaps one of their greatest contributions to society and civic life is the hope that their strength, courage, and perseverance have given to other oppressed groups, such as Native Americans, migrant workers, woman, and the disabled.
African Americans have made countless contributions to our history and culture, far too many to do justice in this short article. In honor of Black History Month, examine, seek out, and research these contributions. Examine the past that made our country what it is today. As goes the famous quote by Edmund Burke, "Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it."
For information on Black History Month activities hosted by the Black Student Union, or to join, contact BSU President Mack Danhounsrou at makalange@hotmail.com.
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