February
February is Black History Month….and there are so many people whose lives
we honor and celebrate. Well-known, people like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman and Malcolm X come to mind. There are many other
African- Americans who have made a difference. Do you know about Rebecca Cole, who
was the second black woman to graduate from medical school back in 1867? At a time when women just “didn’t” go to medical school, it was an
amazing accomplishment. Patricia Bath
is the first African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical
invention. She invented the Laserphaco Probe for the treatment of cataracts. Benjamin Oliver Davis served
as a lieutenant in the Spanish-American War and in 1899 enlisted in the regular
army. He rose through years of service to become, in 1940, the first
African-American general in the U.S. army. You can learn about these people and
many more here: http://www.factmonster.com/spot/afroambios.html.
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