Harry Bulkeley: February a time to remember those who had long odds
Galesburg Register-Mail
February is African American History Month and a good time to learn about some important historic figures that I knew little about and perhaps renew my acquaintance with some inspirational stories from the past. We can always hear again the stories of Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and George Washington Carver.
Last year, when we could still travel, I was walking through the halls of my grandson’s school that were lined with pictures and stories to commemorate National African American History Month. There were lots of familiar names like Thurgood Marshall and Medgar Evers. Other names came back to me after reading the narrative. Kweisi Mfume was a member of Congress and president of the NAACP. Ntozake Shange wrote the play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow was Enuf.” Some names I couldn’t have picked out of a list like Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga who inven
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