As long as it promotes tolerance, education, compassion, and growth in our society, I see no problem with it at all. What we have to be cautionary about is allowing things to continue to divide or separate us. What happened to the Native Americans and the Africans brought to America hundreds of years ago is shameful. People were ill-treated, abused, neglected, and hurt. These were human beings. They had feelings. We have to learn from the past. We can't ever allow society to harm people that way again. The enslavement and forced labor thrust upon Africans in America was an atrocity. But we have made progress in our world. The first non-white President has been elected. There is still ignorance, prejudice, and hate in the world, but there always will be. We have to strive to treat people like people. Due to the fact that there have been African Americans who have made great contributions to our way of life, I think it's a good thing to celebrate their accomplishments. Take, for instance, Elijah McCoy. He was an African American inventor who invented a lubrication system for steam locomotives. In fact, his invention was so successful that this is where the phrase "the real McCoy" comes from. His device was so reliable that people wanted to always have the authentic one developed by Mr. McCoy. Countless other African Americans have also helped advance our progress and technology, as well- people like George Washington Carver, Garrett Morgan (inventor of the traffic light and the gas mask), and many others. We should celebrate their achievements, but we should not dwell on the past. These inventors and other artists, leaders, etc all deserve recognition and respect for their contributions to society and the elevation of the human condition.
I really don't think it is. I think it would be better for everyone if black history (and hispanic, asian, native american, and whatever other color history you want) just be integrated with everything else. I think it causes more problems to have to qualify something as a black or white achievement, when it's just an achievement.
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As long as it promotes tolerance, education, compassion, and growth in our society, I see no problem with it at all. What we have to be cautionary about is allowing things to continue to divide or separate us. What happened to the Native Americans and the Africans brought to America hundreds of years ago is shameful. People were ill-treated, abused, neglected, and hurt. These were human beings. They had feelings. We have to learn from the past. We can't ever allow society to harm people that way again. The enslavement and forced labor thrust upon Africans in America was an atrocity. But we have made progress in our world. The first non-white President has been elected. There is still ignorance, prejudice, and hate in the world, but there always will be. We have to strive to treat people like people. Due to the fact that there have been African Americans who have made great contributions to our way of life, I think it's a good thing to celebrate their accomplishments. Take, for instance, Elijah McCoy. He was an African American inventor who invented a lubrication system for steam locomotives. In fact, his invention was so successful that this is where the phrase "the real McCoy" comes from. His device was so reliable that people wanted to always have the authentic one developed by Mr. McCoy. Countless other African Americans have also helped advance our progress and technology, as well- people like George Washington Carver, Garrett Morgan (inventor of the traffic light and the gas mask), and many others. We should celebrate their achievements, but we should not dwell on the past. These inventors and other artists, leaders, etc all deserve recognition and respect for their contributions to society and the elevation of the human condition.
I really don't think it is. I think it would be better for everyone if black history (and hispanic, asian, native american, and whatever other color history you want) just be integrated with everything else. I think it causes more problems to have to qualify something as a black or white achievement, when it's just an achievement.