Black History Month

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Black History Month

• Unsung Heroes / Unheard Voices

St Michaels History Department Assembly
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How does someone make it into History?
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Why might someone not make it into the history
books?

• Biased Historians
• They dont fit the right image
• They dont have a voice to tell their story
• What if the colour of your skin stopped your
  story being told?

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Black History Month is held every October in
Britain

• Black History Month was
• started in America in 1926 by
• Dr Carter Woodson, an
• American historian, who felt
• that the history taught in
• Americas schools did not
• recognise the achievements
• of African Americans. He
• launched a week to highlight
• those achievements, and by
• the 1970s this had become
• Black History Month in the
• United States. Black History
• Month started in Britain in
• 1987.

The aims are to Promote knowledge of Black
History Spread information about positive Black
contributions to society
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Who celebrates it? Can anyone participate or is
it just for Black people?

• Black History month is for everyone!
• It should be an educational experience and
  historical educational experience
• African heritage should be shared by everyone as
  world history

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Why do black people need a history month?

• As long as the great contributions made by these
  people remain little known we will need Black
  History Month until the time when everyones
  history is recognised.
• We need a history month, as an opportunity to
  share with the world the incredible contribution
  of all nations to this planet.

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Unsung Heroes/Unheard Voices
Septimus Severus Was from North Africa and
was Emperor of the Roman Empire. He ruled for 5
years. He rebuilt and restored Hadrians wall.

• Julius Caesar
• The most famous Emperor of
• The Roman Empire. He ruled
• for 5 years.

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Unsung Heroes/Unheard Voices
Mary Seacole was rejected from helping
Nightingale, she opened her own hotel and treated
soldiers there.

• Florence Nightingale
• was a nurse in the Crimean war.

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What important contributions have black people
made?

• Black people have invented many things and
  persevered throughout time...

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Protest
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• Benjamin Banneker
• inventor of the first clock

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Adversity
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• M.A Cherry
• inventor of the tricycle

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Struggle
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• Charles Richard Drew
• Started up blood banks for blood transfusions

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Justice
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• Daniel Hale Williams First person to
  successfully perform open heart
  surgery

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Success
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• P.B Dowling
• inventor of the street
• letter box

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Demonstrate
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• George Crum
• inventor of crisps!

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Success
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• D.A Fisher
• inventor of the joiners clamp

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Courage
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• T. Elkins
• inventor of the refrigerator

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Strength

• Malcolm X

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How have black people moved forward in todays
Society??
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Strength Paul Sackey

• England Rugby Star
• Talented at both football and Rugby
• Extremely proud to represent his country in this
  years World Cup

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Intelligence Sir Trevor MacDonald

• Diplomatic correspondent
• Presenter of ITV news and Tonight with Trevor
  MacDonald
• Knighted for his work in 1999

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Success Jamelia Rio Ferdinand Theo Walcott

• Jamelia- Successful RnB star
• Rio Ferdinand- successful international
  footballer
• Theo Walcott- youngest ever player to score for
  England

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Diversity

• Black people are successful in all areas of
  society
• Prestigious positions are held in politics,
  education and fashion

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Inspirational Kelly Holmes

• Determined athlete
• Persevered with her dream
• Excellent role model

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Drive Lewis Hamilton

• Youngest British Formula 1 driver
• Ambition
• Hertfordshire Hero!
• On the verge of making Formula 1 History

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What does MTV Base think about Black History
Month?

• DREAM
• ACHIEVE
• BE HISTORIC

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How have black people moved forward in todays
Society??

• Black people will not settle for mediocrity
• Black people are inspirational, passionate,
  successful, driven and determined
• Black History month is a way of celebrating all
  of these qualities

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As a result of

• Black people will not settle for mediocrity
• Black people are inspirational, passionate,
  successful, driven and determined
• Black History month is a way of celebrating all
  of these qualities

Heroes are being praised And Voices are being
heard in abundance!
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Let us finish with a prayer to celebrate Black
History Month

• "Thank you Lord for those who have brought light
  to world with their kindness and courage. Help us
  never to forget the past and those who have
  worked to make the lives of others better. Give
  us the strength that many black people had as
  they strived to make a difference in the world.
  Help us to keep their memory alive and to use the
  stories from the past to help us make good
  choices in the present. Amen."