Black History Month

As you all know this month is Black History Month. I think that we should all show our dedication some way..... Some how. I think that we should volunteer at different places to show our gratitude to all of the people that helped us make it this far. This month is also great because we finally have an African American president to lead us now for the first time. I have seen commercials about a monument that they would like to build in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. No matter who you are or where you come from, we should all still want to show kindness in some way. There were a lot of African-American people that paved the way to success for us. For example, Rosa Parks helped make it so African-Americans can sit in the front of the bus. Dr. Martin Luther King inspired people with his I Have a Dream speech and his never ending fight for freedom and justice for all. Sojourner Truth helped make it so all woman could have voting rights, along with Susan B. Anthony. Harriet Tubman brought many slaves to freedom. Frederick Douglass helped with getting justice for all Americans also. Booker T. Washington also helped to make learning available for all people. Without these people, we would not be where we are today. Thanks to their never terminating fight, we are here together. Now, more than ever, all people should love one another and stop hating. We should stand proud in what we believe in and never forget where we come from, but always remember where we are going. We as a country should stand together for our justice. We should always remember, "A person's a person, no matter how small," as said in Horton Hears a Who. We should embrace this month as a month for all people to set aside their differences and love one another unconditionally. This month should be special to a lot of people, whether its a birthday, an anniversary, or valentine's day, we should have a special feeling of gratitude for all the African-American people that helped to pave the way to society.