Black History Month
October
"I don't want a Black History Month. Black History is American History" - Morgan Freeman.
We celebrate Black History to show our appreciation, our respect and our support towards black people. We are reminded of the violence and unfairness these people have endured because of their skin colour.
In Chicago, 1955, a 14 year old African American boy was kidnapped and murdered for whistling at a white woman. He was beaten so badly that his face was hardly recognisable when they found him. At this time black people and white people were separated; they had separate changing rooms, separate water fountains and separate facilities. Many whites believed in their own racial supremacy. Even to this day black people may experience protests, racial violence, discrimination and racial slurs. This kind of treatment towards them is not just a thing of that past and is likely to continue in the future. We should all help to stop this.
Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr and Rosa Parks were all amazing African-Americans who hugely impacted many people. We should all be aware of the great contribution to our society that black people have made.
Ruby Fong, Waldegrave School
