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Black History Month
Black History Month Celebration

Thesis Statement: In order to proudly celebrate the creator of Black History Month and others who fought for many generations to have the right to even acknowledged on national and international scale , blacks should research more on innovative people of African descent, promote entrepreneurship amongst blacks, and incorporate traditional African ( Freedom school) in public and private educational institutions.

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Subject: Black History Month
Topic: My Black History Month Celebration System
Thesis Statement: In order to proudly celebrate the creator of Black History Month and others who fought for many generations to have the right to even acknowledged on national and international scale , blacks should research more on innovative people of African descent, promote entrepreneurship amongst blacks, and incorporate traditional African ( Freedom school) in public and private educational institutions.
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Black History Month

Immense ships carrying millions of African people
From the loathsomeness of stenches and cries my ancestors
Caught in the rapture of wretchedness
From large plantations filled with cotton and tobacco
Harsh working conditions in scorching sun and frigid coldness
From Emancipation Proclamation to Sharecropping
Segregation: “Colored Only” to Free At Last
From Harlem Renaissance to Modern Day African –American Holocaust
And Equal opportunity to education
These are the reasons to indulge in the festivities of Black History!

As an African-American young woman who attends a historically black university, it is extremely imperative to show my gratitude and respect for Black History Month. This morning in my English 1102 course, I learned Carter G. Woodson was the creator of Black History Month. Black History Month was previously called Negro History Week; February was selected, due to the efforts of Frederick Douglass fighting

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