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Old 02-01-2002, 01:55 PM  
Pornwolf
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Actually, Black History month was created not just for the teaching of the history of black people but more for encouragement of black people & to change the 'negative black' perception in white people's minds (but it seems to only piss them off). They have been told that they were worthless since they came to this country so a month full of reprogramming those thoughts in the kids was, and still is, necessary. Without that you will continue to have an unbalanced amount of black people as compared to white people, fighting for low paying jobs.

Now, the need for this month isn't as necassary since you have so many prominent black people in America.

What's probobly needed more is Mexican American month. There are a lot of them here. Probobly more than white or black in some southwestern states! Unfortunately they are not working at a rate that matches their population growth rate. If you have never been to Mexico City, you would think that they all stand outside and wait for someone to pick them up to have them do yardwork. But you have plenty of incredible millionare businessmen in and from Mexico! The kids here need to see that and get a sense of self worth and encouragement from it.

Do you understand now?

It's not for show or bragging. There's a purpose behind it. But, if you look at it on the surface it would understandably make you mad. Just take heart in the fact that out of 414 pages in your average history book... 404 are for white history!
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