These are very interesting, especially the slaves who mailed themselves to freedom.
Did anyone see the Parkers last night? Kim and Stevie showed how their life would be effected by not using any products that were invented by Blacks.
I don't profess to know everything about BLACK HISTORY so as I seek it, I pass it on. . .
Did You know?
1. That the state of Massachusetts was the first state to legalize slavery and Pennsylvania was the first to abolish it?
2. Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) Made the first clock in the new world in 1791. Helped to survey the District of Columbia.
3 T.J. Marshall Was awarded the patent for the fire extinguisher in 1872.
4 Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931) In 1893 he performed the world's first successful open heart surgery without the use of anesthesia. He was a founder of the National Medical Association.
5 Shirley Chisholm First African American woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, 1969-1982. Sought the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1972.
6 Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) Renowned educator who founded Tuskegee Institute in 1881. He was the first African American depicted on a United States postage stamp.
I found it at the following website:
http://www.bmf.net/history/blackhistorymonth/bhm.html
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Black is a mystery, and part of my history. Black is bold and worth a hell of a lot more than gold.
[This message has been edited by CrimsonTide4 (edited February 06, 2001).]