Because:

I heard of Paul Revere, John Hancock and Sam Adams, I never heard of Crispus Attucks, Salem Poor or Peter Salem.

I heard of Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren. I never heard of Phyllis Wheatley.

A Black Poet?????

I heard of Alan Shepard and John Glenn. I never heard of Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson or Dorothy Vaughan.

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I heard of Dr. Benjamin Rush and Dr. James Salk. I never heard of Dr. Daniel Williams.

I could go on and on, but I hope you get my point.

I encourage you this month to do some searches on Google or at the library. Learn about some of these people – or others.

And read one or two of these books to better understand others different than you.

• Red Summer, the Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America by Cameron McWhirter
• Forever Free, the Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction by Eric Foner
• Wilmington’s Lie, the Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino
• Life of a Klansman, A Family History of White Supremacy by Edward Ball
• Never Caught, a story of George Washington’s pursuit of a slave while he was president, by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Or, watch one or two of these movies:

• 12 Years a Slave
• 42
• Glory
• A Raisin in the Sun
• Selma
• Hidden Figures