As a freedom fighter who promotes the importance of social entrepreneurship and critical thinking, it has come to my attention that many young black men and women living in America are limited in their knowledge of the struggles of their forefathers, whom fought, and put their lives on the line, for freedom and liberation. I am inspired to write a literary work, which provides information about organizations and individuals often overlooked, despite their struggles and contribution towards the fight for liberation and freedom for blacks living in America. As a child, I remember being lectured to about America’s revolutionary war and about the great men who were brave enough to stand up to England. I was told that men like George Washington and many ordinary colonialists took a stand against their oppressors, and were willing to put their lives on the line for freedom, equality and liberty. I was told that the American flag was something to be proud of. There’s only one problem, I’m a black man living in America, so that history does not resonate to my full understanding of the term “freedom”. Indeed, the American revolution was very real, and many heroic figures, and a wealthy and very powerful nation proceeded from that moment, but the information that was lectured to me seemed to be limited in it’s spectrum of Americas history, mainly due to the lack of information expanding on blacks personal struggles, contribution, and our attempt at revolution for our freedom and liberty in the nation known as, “The United States of America.” Every year come February, the ritual is to show a video of Rev. Martin Luther Kings Jr. “I have a dream ‘ speech, and then debate about the importance or the need of black history month. Am I right? Instead of focusing on the oppression that blacks have experienced in America, I would like to introduce a few new individuals whom I label as freedom fighters, and I would also like to elaborate on some of the many important organizations, which were vital and effective in the fight for black liberation in America. Read the entire article below ... find some time to listen to the video as well. examiner/article/1up-black-history-of-freedom-fighters-part-1
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:18:11 +0000
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