African American Heroes You Won’t Hear About During Black History Month
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Every Black History Month, we often hear about the same African American heroes. Who are we missing out on? Who are we not celebrating enough?
Discussed in this episode:
* Carter G. Woodson, known as the “Father of Black History,” and the history behind Black History Month.
* Kanye West’s absurd quote about slavery being a choice.
* Phyllis reads the preface from her 2020 book, “African American Heroes In the Face of Domestic Terrorism” (which is available via Amazon: https://amzn.to/3eQfLWX).
* How Black people have made many contributions to our society, yet often aren’t acknowledged for them.
* Elijah McCoy invented the oil dripping pan for trains.
* Lewis Latimer invented the carbon filament for the lightbulb.
* George Washington Carver developed many products using peanuts and other plant products.
* Garrett Morgan invented the gas mask and the first traffic signal.
* How Noam Chomsky maintains that the Black Lives Matter movement is a response to the unresolved consequences of slavery and racism, dating back hundreds of years.
* How Nat Turner is an African American hero who played a prominent part in bringing light to the horrors of American history.
* How African Americans have been struggling with terrorism for over 400 years, and we're still being terrorized today.
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Phyllis’s 2015 book, “Our Life Together: The Tucker Family of Newark”: https://amzn.to/3gwjT0B.
Phyllis’s 2020 book, “African American Heroes In the Face of Domestic Terrorism”: https://amzn.to/3eQfLWX.
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