The Symbolism Of Black History Month

To me, Black History Month symbolizes the more thanMonth.  We must in doing so, acknowledge our Lord
three hundred years of suffering, anguish, pain andand Savior for bringing us this far and leading us into
struggle, our descendents of Africa endured, whilethe next faze of opportunities, blessings and
adding to the prosperity of this country in all of itshuman-rights that are given to us by God and not by
grandeur and elegance today; a grandeur andman
elegance brought about from the enslavement, hatredToday we can be proud and honored to see the
and abuses placed upon the backs of ourmany races of people coming together as God would
descendents years back, that we must never forgethave it-in all manner of his glory.  We are coming
or take for granted.  In so much as Black Historytogether from all walks of life and from places around
Month reminds us of events past and present, sothe globe, uniting as one voice; this is done, mostly in
does, the color of our skin, remind us that there is stillpart by the prayers, hard work and sacrifices of
much iniquity and pain to overcome; there is also hopepeople long past & present-people like Nelson Mandela,
and much being done on a positive scope that allowsDr. Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey
us to appreciate the significance of Black History-inand Thurgood Marshall. Etc. We must not forget that
and of itself.because of these people and many others people of
To be a race of people who have been oppressedcolor and candor, we have gained and not lost through
and looked down upon for hundreds of years, wethe years.  The desegregation of public schools and
must pride ourselves with the great achievement ofpolices like affirmative action have opened doors for
having exceeded all expectations, even today; thus,us, as well as many other people of color in every
these accomplishments and acknowledgements are ashade of the rainbow, like never before.
huge part of our reason for celebrating Black History