MARTIN LUTHER KING, ROSA PARKS, HARRIET TUBMAN.
AS we know these are some of the most influential black people that ever walked this green Earth. But I wanted to take the time to highlight some of the names that we don't know right off the top of our heads. There were so many black people who made a way for us to live and who paved the way for many of the greats that we have today and I wanted to highlight some of the folks that are sometimes overlooked. There is a great site called Notable Artists that gives brief biographies of black people who have made great contributions to African Americans and to the world. It really is a great site.
One of these featured greats is Phillis Wheatley. Now, I had never heard of Ms.Wheatley so I am sure that some of you haven't either. Anyway Ms. Wheatley was sold into slavery at the tender age of 8. However, the family she was sold to educated her and she went on to become a published poet. It is very refreshing to know that not all of the slave owners wanted to degrade black people and use them; some of them actually did believe in educating them so that they could aspire and become successful. You can read more of Phillis Wheatley's story at
http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/artists.jsp
~LANA~
AS we know these are some of the most influential black people that ever walked this green Earth. But I wanted to take the time to highlight some of the names that we don't know right off the top of our heads. There were so many black people who made a way for us to live and who paved the way for many of the greats that we have today and I wanted to highlight some of the folks that are sometimes overlooked. There is a great site called Notable Artists that gives brief biographies of black people who have made great contributions to African Americans and to the world. It really is a great site.
One of these featured greats is Phillis Wheatley. Now, I had never heard of Ms.Wheatley so I am sure that some of you haven't either. Anyway Ms. Wheatley was sold into slavery at the tender age of 8. However, the family she was sold to educated her and she went on to become a published poet. It is very refreshing to know that not all of the slave owners wanted to degrade black people and use them; some of them actually did believe in educating them so that they could aspire and become successful. You can read more of Phillis Wheatley's story at
http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/artists.jsp
~LANA~
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