"Who are these people?" a few of you may ask. These are just four of the most signifcant people in African-American History. Some of you may not know who these people are or what they did. Those who do may not understand why they did it. Well, I'm here to share a brief description about a couple of these folks.

Rosa Parks
Rosa was a very extraordinary woman. Back when Blacks and Whites were treated especially unequally in the United States, Blacks had to sit at the back of the bus or stand up and hold on to the handrails when White people wanted their seats. One day, Rosa was in the back of the bus when a White man came to her and told her to get up out of her seat so he could sit down. Rosa didn't budge, so the man said it again and she refused. Moments later, the bus pulled over, and Rosa was arrested and put into jail.

Harriet Tubman
Many years before Rosa Parks' struggle for civil rights, Harriet led dozens of people to freedom through the Underground Railroad before the Civil War. It wasn't really an "Underground Railroad." It was an escape route for slaves to use to flee the South and become free in the North. Harriet would take them up through the route, going from house to barn to cave and on, out to one of the free states of the Union, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, etc.

These people were wonderful and powerful in many ways. The main reason is that they all had a purpose -- they were all leaders and they knew that one day all of these issues about race would be settled. Heck, Martin Luther King, Jr. even had a dream about it!

Now, I challenge you to go and find out more about these people! Don't do it because I say so -- do it for your sake.

I will leave you with this thought: "Why did they choose the shortest month of the year to be African-American History Month?" This question remains unanswered, as far as I know. But don't let that ruin the fun of learning! ;-D

Your American Reporter,
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